While spotting multiple planets in alignment isn't entirely rare, this occurrence doesn't happen every year so it's worth checking out, the space agency said. "Now, these events are sometimes ...

In this hectic modern world, it’s natural to feel like your ducks aren’t in a row, but every so often the planets seem to align. This week, Mercury is joining Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn ...

This phenomenon, known as a 'planetary parade' is a rare sight, and it will be the last time seven planets can be seen simultaneously so well until 2040. The best chance to see as many planets as ...

Since the planets all orbit the sun in the same plane, they can look like they are aligned in a row in the sky. "Think of stars as cars on a really distant freeway where it looks like they're not ...

Despite the name, a planetary alignment isn’t when the planets get in a row, it’s when a fair few gather on one side of the Sun. A planetary parade, meanwhile, describes them all being visible ...

While all seven planets could appear in some form in parts of the U.S., not all of them will be visible to the naked eye.

Astro photographer Josh Dury, 27, of Somerset, England, managed the rare feat of capturing all of the planets in one photo during a recent alignment. Josh Dury / SWNS Everybody loves a parade.

Seven planets will line up for a rare "planetary parade" today (Feb. 28) and you can watch it live online, beginning at 12:00 p.m. ET (1700 GMT).