An astronomical event dubbed as the planet parade or planetary alignment, which is when—in this case, four—planets are visible to the naked eye on the evening sky (Mars on left, Jupiter in the middle, ...

In mid-February 2025 astronomers announced that 2024 YR4—a recently discovered asteroid big enough to severely damage or even destroy a city—stood a 3.1 percent chance of hitting Earth in 2032. At ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A planetary alignment peaks on Saturday, Feb. 28. Eyes to the sky as a planetary “parade” will march through for the next few nights! Six of our solar system’s ...

This weekend provides a rare treat for stargazers. Well, planets, to be more specific. Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will will appear to line up on the horizon shortly after ...

When we think of asteroids, we almost immediately think of giant rocks bouncing around like the iconic chase scene in "The Empire Strikes Back," and we often hear how they are remnants from the birth ...

Saturn and the moon will appear close together in the night sky in an event known as a conjunction. The celestial event will be visible for one night on Friday, January 23, after sunset. To see the ...

A study published in Science Advances sheds new light on the mysterious origins of free-floating planetary-mass objects (PMOs)—celestial bodies with masses between stars and planets. Led by Dr. Deng ...

Six planets will march across the night's sky on Saturday, Feb. 28, in what is known as a planetary parade Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter will be visible to anyone who searches hard enough.