On Sunday evening, astronomy fans in Italy witnessed a rare event. A planetary constellation of Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, ...

Starting at 12:30 p.m. ET (1730 GMT) on Saturday (Jan. 25), astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project ...

For those unable to see Tsuchinshan–ATLAS in the night sky, the Virtual Telescope Project in Italy will host a live feed of ...

While the planets are technically always "aligned" along the same plane in our sky, seeing so many at once is a special ...

Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A rare eleventh-century Islamic astrolabe has been discovered in the vaults of a museum in Verona, Italy. One of the oldest ...

Astronomical lineups are quite common. However, what sets this month’s planetary parade apart is the number of bright planets ...

Venus is particularly bright in the night sky this month, outshining even Sirius, the brightest star. For observers at mid-northern latitudes, the planet remains visible for about four hours after ...

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – here’s how to spot the celestial show ...

Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ...