With Mercury joining the show, all seven of Earth’s celestial neighbors will be present at dusk this week. By Katrina Miller Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets ...

“What’s up in the sky?” is a recurring feature and publishes on the first of every month. You can find it on WTOP’s The Space Place. Email Greg your space questions and he might answer them in the ...

If you set your alarm clock for 4 a.m. local time this week and head outside to a location with a clear and unobstructed view of the eastern horizon, you'll be able to catch sight of the two brightest ...

Here's everything you need to know about this week's parade of seven planets. Getty Images A seven-luminaries-deep parade of planets will line up and light up the night sky this week, folks. Just ...

For the last month and change, you might've seen the headlines about the planetary alignment, or a planetary parade, going on in our solar system. And that's true. In January 2025, Venus, Mars, ...

Two bright spots in your dark, pre-sunrise skies could very well be Venus and Jupiter, which are appearing very close together despite being millions of miles apart. Jupiter and Venus will appear at ...

There's another "parade of planets" to look forward to in April, following similar events in January and February. Venus, Saturn, Mercury and Neptune will align in the night sky, in that order, this ...

As spring advances, the night sky undergoes a quiet transformation. The familiar winter constellations fade toward the west, whilenew star patterns rise in the east and south, creating a celestial ...

A seven-luminaries-deep parade of planets will line up and light up the night sky this week, folks. Just after sunset on Feb. 28, 2025, Venus, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will ...

A stargazer in Yorkshire, England, enjoys the view as the Orionid meteor shower reaches its peak. (Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images) Two meteor showers will dazzle the night sky this month, ...