Mars will be making its closest approach to Earth in two years, and thus, the mighty red planet, named for the god of war himself, will appear brighter, bigger, and bolder in the night sky. This Martian exclamation point will further amplify the experience of the alignment.

Kansans peering up at the night sky this month may have a chance of spotting several planets at once. Brenda Culbertson, a solar system ambassador with the National

Six planets will all be visible at once in the night sky this month, lined up across the sky—but one is set to disappear from view.

On January 25, 2025, a rare planetary alignment featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus, and Mercury will occur. This celestial event, visible as an arc in the night sky, carries significant astrological meaning.

Mars will seem to disappear behind the full wolf moon Monday for many sky-gazers. Throughout January, also look up to see Venus, Saturn and Jupiter in the night sky.

Every so often, rather interesting astronomical phenomena occur in our neighborhood, better known as the Solar System, with several of our neighbors interacting in different ways t

In the Bay Area, the event will begin around 6 p.m., shortly after both Mars and the moon appear above the horizon.

Mars reaches opposition this week, marking the best time to see and photograph the planet. The Red Planet hasn’t been in opposition since 2022 and won’t be again until February 2027, and March 2029. With the right viewing conditions,

According to Starwalk.space, the upcoming alignment will include Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn. Out of these six planets, Mars, Jupiter, Venus and Saturn, will be visible without telescopic equipment. Planetary alignment occurs because all planets orbit the Sun along the same orbital plane, called the ecliptic on Earth.

6 of the 7 planets will be in prime viewing for us Aussies — namely Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus (although you’ll need a decent telescope for those last two). But hey, that’s a pretty damn good score! I’m liking those odds.

This is where multiple planets line up next to each other. On January 21, six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will be visible simultaneously in the sky, and their ...