Mercury joins the night sky to complete a seven-planet alignment just after sunset for the end of February. Saturn leaves our ...

The sun and nine planets of our system orbiting. Everyone’s talking about the “rare planetary alignment.” Are there four bright planets visible to the naked eye tonight? Yes. Is it rare?

Stargazers who have heard of an amazing planetary alignment coming later in January may be in for a letdown if they look up at the night sky expecting to be dazzled. Yes, six planets will be ...