Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an ...

As Venus and Mercury exit the stage, a few remnants of the "planetary parade" will be visible after sunset. With Saturn already lost in the sun from Earth's point of view as ... naked eye in the night ...

This Friday, all seven planets will be in the night sky for a brief period. Join the cosmic spectacle and learn where to look for each planet!

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t plan on seeing the linkup.

Also easy to spot will be the noticeably red Mars and massive ... Both Mercury and Venus appear near the horizon because both planets are closer to the Sun than Earth, Armstrong observed.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn ... The planets in the solar system orbit the sun, just as Earth does. Every planet orbits at a different speed and distance. During these alignments ...

“Toward the southwest is where Saturn and Mercury are going to be, and then toward the southeast is where Mars and Jupiter will be, and then Neptune, Venus and ... on Earth, that disk looks ...

The leading explanation for all of these mysteries is known as the giant impact hypothesis. According to this story, when the ...

Six planets were visible in January — four to the naked eye — and now a dim Mercury joins the gang. This month, Venus, Mars and Jupiter are visible to the naked eye. A faint Saturn and Mercury ...

I pick out North America’s celestial highlights for the weekend (which also applies to northern hemisphere mid-northern ...

From a vantage point on Earth, the sun and moon share ... at sunset one will be able to see Venus, Jupiter and Mars well above the horizon. Mercury is more challenging, as the planet sets at ...