Venus, Mercury and Mars will all appear alongside Earth's closest neighbor in the night sky this week. Comments (0) When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The next time Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn will all be in the night sky at the same time will be October 2028.

Both Mercury and Venus appear near the horizon because both planets are closer to the Sun than Earth, Armstrong observed.

Venus, Mars and more: ... Mercury will be visible in mornings from Jan. 1 to Jan. 15; ... It will be closest to Earth on Jan. 12 at 8:37 a.m. Eastern Time at a distance of 59.7 million miles ...

Skywatchers in central Wisconsin can expect a stunning week ahead, with planetary pairings, moon phases and celestial ...

Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars are visible in the night sky right now. On Feb. 28, Mercury will join them, adding a seventh planet to the planetary parade.

One summer night in 1877, American astronomer Asaph Hall was looking through his telescope in Washington, D.C. Mars was at ...

Researchers now appreciate that gas planets are more complex than first thought. New findings have implications for our ...

Southwest Research Institute has collaborated with Yale University to summarize the scientific community's notable progress ...

The brilliant flash, which was accompanied by a sonic boom that many mistook for an earthquake, resulted in hundreds of calls ...