Have you seen the bright star in the west after sunset? It’s Venus — and it’s about to do something spectacular. On June 9-11 ...

Skygazers, mark your calendars because one of the coolest celestial events is coming around again. Six planets will be visible in the night sky at the same time for a couple of weeks. This phenomenon ...

Who’s ready for a “planet parade”? The last planetary alignment was in August 2025, when six planets aligned and four were bright enough to be seen without a telescope. Next week, Mercury, Venus, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A "planetary parade" is visible — though only five will be ...

This weekend, on Feb. 28, we'll have the chance to see something really cool happen in the night sky. Some of the planets in our solar system will look like they are lining up in a row. This is called ...

Look up at the sky, and feast your eyes! On Feb. 28, six planets will align in a rare planetary parade: Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus and Mercury will all be visible to the naked eye in the ...

If you’re looking for a good reason to stop staring at screens this weekend, we’ve got you. This weekend, there’s an exciting astronomical event taking to the skies. The 2026 Planet Parade, an ...

Move over Mardi Gras, there’s a new parade gearing up to hit the skies this weekend. At any given time, most people can look up at the sky and see at least one planet, provided that they know where to ...

A celestial event known as a planet parade will occur at the end of February. Six planets will appear in a diagonal line across the western sky an hour after sunset. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and ...

If you glanced up at the sky Saturday night, you might have noticed something unusual: several bright “stars” forming a loose line across the sky. Those weren’t stars at all – they were planets, ...