On Feb. 28, the one-day-old moon will pass in front of Mercury for observers in Australia and the south Pacific, and on March 1 the moon will make a close pass to Venus.

It's impossible to know exactly what ancient people saw in the night sky. Learn more about their relationships with outer ...

Skygazers have something to look forward to this Friday, as the seven other planets in our solar system will be visible, with a little help. Here's when and how to see the rare event.

While billions of people in many parts of the world, such as India, China, Egypt, and many countries in Africa, Asia, and the ...

This phenomenon known as a "planet parade," will feature Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all ...

Most of the planetary alignment, which is colloquially referred to as a planet parade, will be visible to the naked eye just ...

Kellie Gerardi, an astronaut, mom and fashion lover, is one of USA TODAY's Women of the Year. She shows girls STEM and femininity go together.

This week presents a celestial spectacle for Scots as seven of the eight planets in our solar system will align ...

A new "supermoon" on Feb. 27, 2025, foreshadows the start of Ramadan, a total lunar eclipse on March 13-14 and a partial ...

For a few evenings around 28 February, every planet in the solar system will be visible in the night sky thanks to a rare ...

Here are three myths about the appearance of the planets in the night sky — and how to set your expectations to get the most ...

Rayme Traub, a Sherrard native and NASA engineer, helped design the Europa Clipper probe. On Saturday, the probe will undergo ...