Stare into the heart of our galaxy – the Milky Way, filled with billions of stars and mysterious deep-space wonders.

Some people say that good things only happen ‘when the stars align’. Until that happens, the best the universe can offer is aligning planets, we’re afraid – but it’s still pretty exciting.

Here’s how it works. This month, six planets in the solar system — Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune and Saturn — will appear in Earth's skies in a "parade of planets." Although the dark ...

Stargazers who haven’t had a chance to check out this month’s planet parade will want to look up soon because there’s something about the January event that is particularly special. But it might not ...

Planetary alignments aren't rare, even when it comes to seeing six planets in the January night sky. Planets always appear in a line from our Earth-bound vantage, so the arrangement isn't anything ...

How can I tell if I'm looking at a planet or a star? There are a few distinctions. The first is a matter of light, Conafay says. "Planets look more like a steady light, while stars often twinkle ...

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The planets will shine brighter than the stars, and Mars will look like a reddish-orange dot. A faint Mercury is set to join the parade as a bonus seventh planet at the end of February ...