On November 12, the planets Mercury and Mars will come into conjunction, meaning they will align in the sky, blending Mercury ...

Three celestial bodies will be meeting up for one night in September in a cosmic party that should be widely visible in the sky, including in Kentucky. The moon and Venus will soon be joined by the ...

Jupiter and Mars are about to get up close and personal to one another. Look up to the sky early Wednesday morning and you'll see what astronomers call a planetary conjunction. This is what is ...

January brings an extraordinary treat for stargazers: a rare four-planet conjunction lighting up the evening sky. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars will align in a dazzling celestial display, making ...

Planetary alignment, or conjunction, refers to the apparent close grouping of planets in the night sky as viewed from Earth, not necessarily a perfect linear alignment in space. These alignments occur ...

A celestial conjunction featuring the moon, Venus, and the star Regulus will be visible on Friday, Sept. 19. This event will be bright enough to be seen without a telescope, though clouds could ...

Oregon stargazers have plenty of reasons to look up throughout August – a month marked by meteor showers, planetary conjunctions, and even a visible nebula. A formation known as the "dumbbell nebula" ...

Reports of a "great planetary alignment" have been making the rounds on the internet. And while these reports are greatly exaggerated, you still have a little time to head outside and see January's ...

Friday morning across the southern New England skies, a close planetary conjunction wowed early morning risers. Two planets - Jupiter and Venus - were seen with the naked eye thanks to clear skies ...