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On this day 35 years ago, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft took a picture that changed how we see our planet. The iconic "Pale ...

The James Webb Space Telescope’s (JWST) picture of the month for February 2025 is showing off the power of planet formation.

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For a few brief evenings around February 28, every planet in our solar system will be visible at once, with Mercury making a cameo in the planetary parade which is running all this month and next.

And, in fact, an even greater opportunity lies in the months ahead, when yet another planet joins the "parade." Which planets will be visible in January? Jan. 25 is a good time to look at the arc ...

(AP Photo/Martin Meissner) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] Jan. 17-23, 2025 This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Bridget Jones, highlights some of the most ...

"These multi-planet viewing opportunities aren't super rare, but they don't happen every year, so it's worth checking it out," NASA added. A sky chart shows the planetary lineup visible after dark ...

A rare six-planet alignment is set to grace our night sky on January 21, 2025. Let's unveil what it means for each zodiac sign. A rare six-planet alignment is set to grace our night sky on January ...

Some of the brightest planets in the night sky are visible right now, with six of them forming a 'planet parade' across ... along with images of Uranus and Neptune from NASA.

Such an event is commonly known as a "planet parade," though NASA noted that the moniker is not a technical astronomical term. Here's a list of the planets that will be visible in some for this ...