The first two weeks of March provide a great opportunity to sight four bright naked-eye planets in the early evening sky. Low toward the west blazes Venus, which serves as a convenient celestial ...

We now have a fine opportunity to view the planet that many astronomy guide books refer to as the most difficult of the naked-eye planets to see. The planet in question is Mercury. Beginning now ...

Skywatchers are in for a treat this week as seven planets - Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn will all be briefly visible in the evening sky. This phenomenon, known as a ...

Stargazers are in for a spectacular treat this weekend as Venus—often called the “Evening Star”—will appear right next to a delicate crescent moon in the night sky. This rare alignment ...

Article continues below Before then, Mercury and Saturn will meet in the evening sky in a rare close encounter, in an astronomical phenomenon known as a planetary conjunction – when any two ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Throughout the month of February, if you’ve looked to the evening sky, you probably noticed four visible planets: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. Uranus and Neptune ...