Skywatchers worldwide are in for a charming cosmic display before the Sun rises Friday, as three celestial bodies will appear in close conjunction.

April’s planetary parade has fewer planets. Only four will line up: Venus, Saturn, Mercury and Neptune. April's parade of ...

Venus and Saturn will align with a crescent moon to create the illusion of a smiley face in the sky on the morning of April 24 and April 25. NASA and EarthSky say that the two planets, along with ...

Four of Earth’s neighbors are about to appear in a planetary alignment. Those four planets — Mercury, Venus, Neptune and ...

While this alignment may not rank alongside major astronomical events such as a total solar eclipse or the appearance of a bright comet, it offers a moment of visual beauty and rarity—especially ...