Skygazers, mark your calendars because one of the coolest celestial events is coming around again. Six planets will be visible in the night sky at the same time for a couple of weeks. This phenomenon ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A "planetary parade" is visible — though only five will be ...

Who’s ready for a “planet parade”? The last planetary alignment was in August 2025, when six planets aligned and four were bright enough to be seen without a telescope. Next week, Mercury, Venus, ...

Move over Mardi Gras, there’s a new parade gearing up to hit the skies this weekend. At any given time, most people can look up at the sky and see at least one planet, provided that they know where to ...

If you’re looking for a good reason to stop staring at screens this weekend, we’ve got you. This weekend, there’s an exciting astronomical event taking to the skies. The 2026 Planet Parade, an ...

Have you seen the bright star in the west after sunset? It’s Venus — and it’s about to do something spectacular. On June 9-11, Earth’s sister planet will appear to tangle with Jupiter in the night sky ...

Another “planet parade” is coming to the night sky. A total of six planets are visible this month, and while they won’t be exactly aligned (as many social media graphics may lead you to believe), nor ...

See Mercury, Venus and Jupiter form a three-planet parade with the Moon over the weekend of 22–24 May 2026 ...

If you glanced up at the sky Saturday night, you might have noticed something unusual: several bright “stars” forming a loose line across the sky. Those weren’t stars at all – they were planets, ...