The planets offer exciting views in April. Jupiter is a brilliant object in the evening sky, although the observing window ...

When the sun sets on Friday, stargazers are about to have their best chance at seeing Mercury shine in the night sky in 2025. Visible to the naked eye, Mercury should be seen in the western sky at ...

The Giant Planet resembles a majestic golden star, and stands high in the southwest at nightfall during April; it sets around ...

Usually lost in the sun's glare — so in the daytime sky — from our point of view on Earth, Mercury only occasionally becomes visible just before or after sunset. The latter is the case this ...

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Mercury passes 6° south of Venus at 7 A.M. EDT. Both planets are visible in the evening sky and now is the time to get in your last views, as they are getting lower each night and will soon be ...

The two innermost planets, Venus and Mercury, will shine together low in the western sky at sunset on March 10. Here's how to get the best view before they disappear.

A spectacular planetary alignment graced UK skies at the end of February, with Mars, Jupiter, Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune pictured together in the evening sky – possibly for the ...

There are three Mercury retrograde dates in 2025, when the planet of communication appears to travel backward in the sky and infamously creates a chaotic energy that affects each zodiac sign.