This celestial event peaks on January 29 and includes Mercury by late February, creating a seven-planet alignment. Stargazers are in for a treat early this new year, as the sky is full of stars ...

For this alignment, Mercury will be on the far side of the sun, according to EarthSky. And being so close to the sun, it will be difficult to see. With eight planets in our solar system ...

A European-Japanese spacecraft has beamed back some of the best close-up photos yet of Mercury's north pole as part of only the second human survey of our solar system's innermost planet.

New images of the planet Mercury taken by a robotic spacecraft have just been released — and they show the scorched world in fascinating up-close detail. SEE ALSO: Is Mercury in retrograde?

"While planetary parades are not especially rare, they certainly don't happen every year with six planets, nor do they occur for so long," Burningham said. Last year, on June 3, Mercury ...

A seventh planet, Mercury, will join the parade at the end of February, and the planets will slowly become less visible through the spring. Uranus and Neptune will be visible, too — but you’ll ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare alignment of seven planets on 28 February when Mercury joins six other planets that are already visible in the night sky. Here's why it matters to scientists.

Though they can be best viewed today (January 25), the alignment is taking over the sky for two months, with Mercury joining the parade of planets by the end of February. Mercury will reach its ...

After January’s planetary alignment, there are a handful of times throughout the year where you can see multiple planets together, including: Feb. 28, when Saturn, Mercury, Neptune ...

This January and February, a rare planetary alignment featuring Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune will be visible, with Mercury joining in late February for a seven-planet display.