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News Articles: planets

This chart of the night sky from NASA shows Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus in a "planet parade" in January 2025.

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A rare 'parade' of all 7 planets will move across the night sky this week

This phenomenon known as a "planet parade," will feature Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all present at the same time along a line in the night sky on Friday, NASA says.

February 27, 2025
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Photo of space

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Six planets are visible in the night sky, but not for long. Here’s how you can watch in GA

January has been one of the best for star-gazing and one of the most spectacular celestial displays of planetary magic is coming up on Saturday, Jan. 25.

January 24, 2025
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  • Sundi Rose
Venus and Jupiter, in a rare conjunction, seem close even though they are 400 million miles apart.

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Look up! Venus and Jupiter are going in for a nighttime kiss

The two brightest planets in Earth's night sky are millions of miles apart. But due to an astronomical quirk, they appear to be engaging in a cosmic dance tonight. Now that's a moment of awe.

March 02, 2023
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  • Michaeleen Doucleff
An illustration of the view at dawn on June 3 and 4.

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Grab your binoculars: 5 planets are lined up nicely for you to see at dawn this month

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be sequentially aligned and visible at dawn throughout June. The last time this happened was in 2004.

June 03, 2022
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  • Rina Torchinsky
An illustration of the view at dawn on June 3 and 4.

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  • Space

Grab your binoculars: 5 planets are lined up nicely for you to see at dawn this month

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will be sequentially aligned and visible at dawn throughout June. The last time this happened was in 2004.

June 03, 2022
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  • Rina Torchinsky
An artist's conception of the James Webb Space Telescope after it has unfolded in space.

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NASA's Got A New, Big Telescope. It Could Find Hints Of Life On Far-Flung Planets

The James Webb Space Telescope will let scientists study small, rocky planets around distant stars in more detail than ever before. After decades of work, it could head into orbit later this year.

September 23, 2021
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
Alien Planet

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Alien Planet-Hunters In Hundreds Of Nearby Star Systems Could Spot Earth

Potentially, observers in plenty of star systems could have detected Earth sometime in the last 5,000 years. More stars will soon move into positions that would let them see our planet.

June 24, 2021
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce
The images used to create this view of Venus were acquired by the Mariner 10 craft on Feb. 7 and 8, 1974. Decades after the Mariner 2 flew by the planet in 1962, much about the planet remains unknown.

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A Possible Sign Of Life Right Next Door To Earth, On Venus

Scientists have found a gas associated with living organisms in a region of Venus' atmosphere. They can't figure out how it got there if it didn't come from life.

September 14, 2020
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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce

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