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 ...

A trio of planets accompanied the moon in the sky on Friday, Dec. 10. Jupiter, Saturn and Venus fell in line with the crescent moon in the southwestern sky shortly after nightfall, according to ...

May’s night sky is packed with celestial activity, offering stargazers a spectacular month of planetary pairings, ancient star clusters, and shimmering meteor trails. As reported by National ...

The Moon, Venus, and Saturn are expected to briefly align into a rare formation resembling a “smiley face” this week, Nasa says. Skygazers may observe the two planets and the crescent Moon align into ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Stargazers looking to the sky this spring will be in for a treat. Three astronomical events are slated to dazzle admirers in the weeks ahead, the first of which will take place ...

Amateur astronomers (who're you calling amateur?) and casual skywatchers alike are in for a treat this month as the night sky transforms into a pretty busy playground. From a rare six-planet alignment ...

Did you miss the planetary parade? Well, Thursday, Aug. 21, is the last day to see it, along with the crescent moon. Usually, people can look up at the bright sky and spot at least one planet. Two or ...

Don't forget to look up this weekend to see the start of a rare, five-planet alignment grace the night sky. Beginning in the early morning hours of Friday, June 3, the five planets of Mercury, Venus, ...

The night sky will show a rare alignment of planets in the night sky, with Venus and Mercury visible the morning of Tuesday, Nov. 25.

A celestial conjunction featuring the moon, Venus, and the star Regulus will be visible on Friday, Sept. 19. This event will be bright enough to be seen without a telescope, though clouds could ...