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Faint Neptune joins Venus and Saturn to form a planetary triangle in the pre-dawn sky on April 28

The predawn hours of April 28 will see a planetary triangle form in the night sky, as Venus makes a…

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How Planetary Defenders Planned to Stop That City-Killer Asteroid

In mid-February 2025 astronomers announced that 2024 YR4—a recently discovered asteroid big enough to severely damage or even destroy a…

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When’s the next ‘parade of planets’? The past, present and future of planetary alignments

The recent and much-ballyhooed “planetary parade” was an interesting celestial event that likely spurred even infrequent skywatchers to seek out…

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Planetary alignment: How to see every planet in the solar system at once this week

An artist’s impression of the solar system Shutterstock/Vadim Sadovski All of our solar system’s planets are lining up in the…

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‘Planet parade’ 2025: See the ultra-rare planetary alignment peak this week, before Saturn gets swallowed by the sunset

Seven planets in the solar system — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — will line up in…

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UN environment agency calls for urgent action on ‘triple planetary crisis’ — Global Issues

“Last year brought both successes and disappointments in global efforts to tackle the triple planetary crisis,” saidUNEP Executive Director Inger…

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JWST Spies a Giant Space Hamburger—and Maybe Planetary Origins, Too

I remember once going to a restaurant and, being pretty hungry, ordering the biggest burger on their menu. I grossly…

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Astronomers may have just spotted the fastest planetary system ever seen

Scientists may have spotted a tiny star, possibly with an alien world in tow, shooting through the Milky Way around…

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Venus and the moon dance over the Eiffel Tower in stunning ‘planetary parade’ photo from Paris

A striking new photo captures a colorful conjunction of Venus and the moon stealing the show in the night sky…

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Planetary parade February 2025: When, where and how to see it

Throughout February, a striking gathering of the five brightest planets—Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, and Saturn—along with the more elusive Uranus…

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