Because Pluto is so dim, you need a telescope to see it. “A backyard telescope could do it under the right conditions,” says ...

Planetary alignments occur when multiple planets from our solar system appear together in the night sky. There are four major categories of planetary alignments: mini (3 planets), small (4), large ...

In February 2025, all seven of our planetary neighbors will be visible from Earth. So what does such a planetary alignment mean for science? Well, not much — unless you're an interplanetary ...

Compound, or catadioptric, telescopes combine lenses and mirrors for a compact option, suitable for both planetary and ...

Mercury joins the night sky to complete a seven-planet alignment just after sunset for the end of February. Saturn leaves our view starting in March. Look up!

Mercury is notoriously difficult to see from Earth, thanks to its proximity to the Sun. But on July 4, Mercury reaches its ...

The 2025 Buck Moon rises on July 10, in the southeast from about 10pm in the UK. July's full Moon is called the 'Buck Moon' because this is the time of year when male deer, known as 'bucks', begin to ...

On July 28, a rare skywatching event will bring the crescent moon and Mars together in the Western skies of Southern ...

The moon and Saturn will be visible to the naked eye that morning, but skywatchers will need a telescope to see the “far ...

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, ...

— Night sky for tonight: Visible planets, stars and more in this evening's sky In the early days of the solar system, planetary alignments were much more significant than they are now.