Draw a line between Venus and Jupiter, then follow that line upwards and you'll see Mars glowing red to the east. For guidance to spot each planet, consult an app like SkySafari ($4.99 in the ...

All month, four planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars — will appear to line up and be bright enough ... Venus and Saturn have been drawing closer and closer to each other.

Stargazers will be treated to a rare alignment of seven planets on 28 February when Mercury joins six other planets that are already visible in the night sky. Here's why it matters to scientists.

The planets in our solar system orbit the sun essentially along a line across the sky in a plane called the ecliptic. For that reason, planets in our Earthly sky always appear somewhere along a ...