Planetary alignments occur when multiple planets from our solar system appear together in the night sky. There are four major categories of planetary alignments: mini (3 planets), small (4), large ...

A small planetary alignment is on the horizon It will take place near the end of May A crescent moon will be wedged between Venus to the south and Saturn to the north Astronomy fans got to see a ...

Stargazers will be able to see a large planetary alignment in August The Farmer's Almanac website puts prime viewing for the planetary alignment on Aug. 18, "45 minutes before sunrise" It's been a ...

If you're an early riser, you're in for a treat. On Sunday, Aug. 10, six planets — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — will line up in what is called a "planetary alignment." This ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Stargazers looking to the sky this spring will be in for a treat. Three astronomical events are slated to dazzle admirers in the weeks ahead, the first of which will take place ...

Did you miss the start of the planetary alignment last week? Well, don't worry, you'll still have a few more days to see it before the month is up. But this will be your last chance for the year.

Skywatchers who spotted the Jupiter-Venus conjunction on Aug. 12 are in for a dazzling display in the night sky through the end of August, with a "planet parade" building in the eastern sky, with ...

Humans should look to planetary alignments outside of the solar system when searching for signatures of extraterrestrial communications, scientists say. The nascent search for radio transmissions from ...

On April 7, Uranus passed in front of a distant star located 400 light-years away, giving NASA scientists a rare cosmic alignment in which to investigate the distant ice giant. During the hour-long ...