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Mars and Uranus Form an Unusually Close Predawn Pairing on July 4

This optical appulse will let observers use bright Mars as a guide to find the faint ice giant Uranus before sunrise.

Sungrazer Comet MAPS Faces Make-or-Break Sun Brush April 4–5

Six-Planet ‘Parade’ Peaks Tonight in Brief Twilight Window

Six-Planet Parade to Line Up in Saturday’s Twilight Sky

Six Planets To Line Up After Sunset Feb. 28–Mar. 1

Closest Full Moon of 2025 Arrives Nov. 5 in Perigee Supermoon

Comet Lemmon Makes Closest Approach Oct. 20–21 With Prime Viewing Under New Moon

France Launches 35th Nuits des Étoiles Festival With Over 500 Night Sky Events

August Night Skies to Feature Early Lunar Occultations and Dimmed Perseids

Rare 'Smiley Face' Celestial Event to Grace Pre-Dawn Skies on April 25

Rare Total Lunar Eclipse to Create 'Blood Moon' Tonight

March 2025 Offers Rare Celestial Events, Including Total Lunar Eclipse and Northern Lights

Rare Planet Parade Offers Stunning Night Sky Views This Week

Rare Planetary Alignment Visible in Night Sky on February 25

Rare Planetary Parade of Seven Planets Peaks on February 28

Rare Planetary Parade to Grace February Skies

February 2025 Sky Highlights: Venus, Jupiter, Mars, and Rare Lunar Occultations

Rare Planetary Alignment Offers Stunning Night Sky Views Through February

Rare Planetary Alignments to Illuminate January and February Skies

Mars and Jupiter to Appear Closest in Sky Until 2033