Mars, accompanied by its stellar companions Pollux and Castor, climbs almost overhead a couple of hours after sunset and continues to noticeably dim as it pulls away from Earth. The only planet ...

Moon joins a planet and two stars. When it gets sufficiently dark, you'll also take notice of a rather bright yellow-orange ...

For the next few weeks, the planet Mars will form an almost perfect isosceles triangle with the two bright stars marking the heads of the Gemini Twins, Pollux and Castor. This is the view for Feb. 24.

In the wake of the "blood moon" total lunar eclipse comes a last chance to see Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Mars with the ...

accompanied by the stars Castor and Pollux, forming a triangle. Lastly, Mercury will be visible just to the right of Saturn, according to Space.com. On Feb. 24, the planets will reach their ...

A visible line of planets has for weeks been the talk of astronomers and hobbyist stargazers who have sought to catch a sight of our solar system's worlds. Online chatter and a frenzy of media ...

Astro photographer Josh Dury, 27, of Somerset, England, managed the rare feat of capturing all of the planets in one photo during a recent alignment. Josh Dury / SWNS Everybody loves a parade.

Seven planets are aligning in the night sky this week, creating a brief chance to see a "planetary parade." Worldwide, the best day to see the alignment is today, Feb. 28. Mercury, Venus ...

Pollux and Castor and the brilliant planet Mars. Since Mars is the brightest of the three points, I suggest we call it "The Mars Triangle." The brilliant yellow-orange light of Mars (magnitude ...