Meet the author: Dr. Phil Plait is an astronomer, author, and science communicator with a PhD in astronomy at the University of Virginia. He has written four books on astronomy and consulted on space ...

Four planets in the solar system are about to appear in alignment in the night sky. Here's how stargazers will be able to see ...

In February, stargazers everywhere got to see a seven-planet alignment - called a "planetary parade." It'll be a while before ...

Credit: Peter Zay/Anadolu via Getty Images The recent and much-ballyhooed "planetary parade" was an interesting celestial event that likely spurred even infrequent skywatchers to seek out the ...

Here’s how it works. The recent and much-ballyhooed "planetary parade" was an interesting celestial event that likely spurred even infrequent skywatchers to seek out the seven planets stretched ...

Astro-enthusiasts everywhere got to see a seven-planet alignment - called a "planetary parade" - back in February. "Planetary alignment is an astronomical term used to describe the event when several ...

Astro-enthusiasts everywhere got to see a seven-planet alignment - called a "planetary parade" - back in February. "Planetary alignment is an astronomical term used to describe the event when ...