Near-Earth asteroid Bennu has a slim chance of colliding with Earth in 2182. If it does, the impact could trigger a global winter that affects our planet for years.

For a few brief evenings around February 28, every planet in our solar system will be visible at once, with Mercury making a cameo in the planetary parade which is running all this month and next.

And, in fact, an even greater opportunity lies in the months ahead, when yet another planet joins the "parade." Which planets will be visible in January? Jan. 25 is a good time to look at the arc ...

A planetary alignment, or as it’s known colloquially, a planet parade, is when the planets appear to be arranged in a line, though not a perfect one. Planetary alignments are relatively common.

Some of the brightest planets in the night sky are visible right now, with six of them forming a 'planet parade' across the night sky for at least the next month. Just after sunset tonight ...

Such an event is commonly known as a "planet parade," though NASA noted that the moniker is not a technical astronomical term. What is a planet parade, and what will be visible? Planet parades are ...

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Their alignment in the night sky, however, depends on the orbit and position of each planet as seen from Earth. While two or three planets aligning next to one another in the night sky is quite ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare treat this month when six planets will "align" in the night sky for an eye-catching planet parade. Planets always appear along a line known as the ecliptic ...

“These multi-planet viewing opportunities aren’t super rare, but they don’t happen every year, so it’s worth checking it out.” There are two other planets in the night sky, though ...

Six planets will be visible together in a rare 'planet parade' starting Jan. 21 Athena Sobhan is a Digital News Writer at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared in POPSUGAR ...