Venus and Saturn came within just a couple of finger widths apart in the sky, reaching their closest alignment on January 17 and 18.

BS4 may be anywhere between 17 and 40 feet across, and will approach at about twice the distance between the Earth and moon.

Simpson and Chen ran mathematical models looking at how differently sized Earth-like worlds would have affected the rest of our Solar System. The planet sizes tested were 1 percent of Earth's mass, exactly Earth's mass, twice Earth's mass, five times Earth's mass, and ten times Earth's mass.

The alignment of six planets - Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune - will be visible through to mid-February, with peak visibility around January 29, coinciding with the new moon.

In the depth of winter, a sweeping view of our solar system will glow in the night sky. In total six planets will be visible, four of them to the naked eye - Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. VIDEO ABOVE: 2024 solar eclipse: How it looked in Erie,

Astrophotographers will be able to capture Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune tonight. However, Mercury will join the parade later in February. Apart from this, earlier EarthSky astronomer John Goss revealed that Venus,

All month, four planets — Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars — will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours after dark, according to NASA.

Look for a planetary parade that includes Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturday. Of the six planets, only four will be visible without binoculars or telescope. If you're looking ...

Throughout much of January and February, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be visible splayed out in a long arc across the heavens, with Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn being ...

AND REALLY, ON MOST CLEAR NIGHTS THROUGH THE REST OF JANUARY, YOU’LL BE ABLE TO SEE VENUS, SATURN, MARS AND JUPITER. SO HERE’S WHAT TO DO. LOOK TO THE SOUTH. AND THEN, OF COURSE, YOU NEED TO ...

Mars will vanish behind January's full Wolf Moon tonight during an occultation event visible across North America.

This is where multiple planets line up next to each other. On January 21, six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will be visible simultaneously in the sky, and their ...