A stunning cosmic getaway is in store for residents of the United States on Friday evening as seven planets will align in a spectacular display — dubbed a planet parade — that can be seen without ...

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Nov. 6: The full beaver supermoon is at 11:47 p.m. Eastern Time and rises at sunset in the East. This is the first full supermoon of 2025 and the largest and brightest full moon of 2025. Should be a ...

Stargazers will revel in a dazzling display as a six "planet parade" dances across the sky on Sunday, Aug. 10. While it won't be easy to see the full planet lineup this weekend without binoculars or a ...

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The best time to see a shooting star is on Nov. 16 and 17, when the Leonids peak during an almost completely dark waning crescent moon. The meteors from the Leonids can be very bright and colorful ...

Skywatchers who spotted the Jupiter-Venus conjunction on Aug. 12 are in for a dazzling display in the night sky through the end of August, with a "planet parade" building in the eastern sky, with ...

July 2025 might be considered a "slack month" so far as planet viewing is concerned. In the evening sky, Mercury is available during the evening — though with some difficulty — low in the ...

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The stars may not be aligning on Friday night, but seven planets in our solar system just may be. For weeks, outer space enthusiasts have been gearing up for a planetary alignment, or "planetary ...

Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system. Look for a planetary parade that includes Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and ...

“What’s up in the sky?” is a recurring feature and publishes on the first of every month. You can find it on WTOP’s The Space Place. Email Greg your space questions and he might answer them in the ...