February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...

Mercury — passes superior conjunction with the sun on Feb. 9 and enters the evening sky. By Feb. 19, only 9 degrees from the sun, Mercury can be seen at magnitude -1.2 with binoculars 20 minutes ...

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you identify them.

The area near clouds is often classified as ‘clear sky’, but a new study demonstrates the potential biases of misclassifying ...

Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in February.

Six planets grace the sky this ... opposite the sun. And on Friday and Saturday night, skygazers will see Venus and Saturn snuggle up extra close — just two degrees apart. Any clear, cloudless ...