North America’s celestial highlights for the weekend ahead, which also apply to mid-northern latitudes in the northern hemisphere.

Who’s ready for a “planet parade”? The last planetary alignment was in August 2025, when six planets aligned and four were bright enough to be seen without a telescope. Next week, Mercury, Venus, ...

See Mercury, Venus and Jupiter form a three-planet parade with the Moon over the weekend of 22–24 May 2026 ...

Look up at the sky, and feast your eyes! On Feb. 28, six planets will align in a rare planetary parade: Jupiter, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus and Mercury will all be visible to the naked eye in the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A "planetary parade" is visible — though only five will be ...

Planetary alignments continue to capture public fascination because they make astronomy feel approachable and easy to ...

Move over Mardi Gras, there’s a new parade gearing up to hit the skies this weekend. At any given time, most people can look up at the sky and see at least one planet, provided that they know where to ...

Have you seen the bright star in the west after sunset? It’s Venus — and it’s about to do something spectacular. On June 9-11 ...

If you’re looking for a good reason to stop staring at screens this weekend, we’ve got you. This weekend, there’s an exciting astronomical event taking to the skies. The 2026 Planet Parade, an ...

If you glanced up at the sky Saturday night, you might have noticed something unusual: several bright “stars” forming a loose line across the sky. Those weren’t stars at all – they were planets, ...