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A once-in-a-lifetime planetary alignment is coming in 2026, here’s exactly when

A rare alignment of two exoplanets with their star, marking one of the few known exosyzygies, an astronomical event involving ...
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Don’t Miss These Ten Celestial Events in 2026, From Aligned Planets to a Total Solar Eclipse

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...

Jupiter will shine brighter than ever this weekend: Here’s how to see it

On Saturday night, Jupiter will become in perfect alignment with the Earth and Sun causing the planet to appear the biggest ...
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Don't miss this rare planetary alignment on New Year's Eve, see where to look

As fireworks erupt across skylines on December 31, 2025, the real spectacle will unfold quietly overhead. A nearly full Moon, flanked by bright planets and iconic constellations, will offer stargazers ...
New Scientist

Rare exoplanet alignment set for 2026 – but we are likely to miss it

An exosyzygy – an alignment of three celestial objects around another star – is predicted to happen later this year, but it ...

Harvard Expert Avi Loeb Claims Rare Solar Alignment May Finally Prove If 3I/ATLAS Is 'Alien'

Harvard's Avi Loeb says a rare sun alignment on 22 January could prove interstellar visitor 3I/ATLAS is an alien spaceship.