Astronomy fans got to see a planetary alignment in mid-April featuring Venus, Saturn, Mercury and Neptune. Stargazers will once again be treated to a planetary alignment in May, though not as big as ...

The final 'planet parade' of the year will feature six planets aligning in the pre-dawn sky on Sunday, August 10. A planetary alignment, casually called a 'planet parade,' occurs when several planets ...

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 ...

A startling calculation has emerged from recent research: if an extraterrestrial intelligence were positioned to observe an alignment of Earth and Mars, there is a 77% chance they would be in the path ...

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 ...

A groundbreaking new study, published in The Astrophysical Journal Lettersand conducted by researchers at Penn State University and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), reveals that Earth may be ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...