Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you identify them.

Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ATLAS comet.

Early 2025 is a good time for skygazing and spotting up to seven planets in the night sky – if you have a little help.

A conjunction is when two or more planets come close together in the sky. On the evening of Jan. 21, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn will align in the sky, according to Starwalk.space. Of these six planets, Mars, Jupiter ...

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Four planets will visible to the naked eye this week - a rare occurrence that only happens once every few years. UK skies will be graced by the rare 'planetary parade', showing Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn in a line. Neptune and Uranus should also be visible with a telescope.

It has been a busy start to 2025 for astronomy lovers with plenty of planets spread across the sky, the moon passing between Mars and Earth in an eclipse-like event, and, in the Southern Hemisphere, views of a comet.

A rare 'planetary parade' will be visible to the naked eye in the UK this week, as Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn sit in a row

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Earlier this month, the Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of an unusual asteroid close to Earth. Turns out, it was a car.

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.

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