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A diagram showing the locations of five bright planets, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, in the predawn sky on June 17, 2022. (Image credit: Starry Night)

The best-ever view of an epic 5-planet alignment is happening this week

By Brandon Specktor published

Earth's moon will join a rare 5-planet alignment in the predawn hours of June 23 to 25, for the first time in more than 150 years.

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Planets Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Saturn and the Moon shine above Rome at dawn, while the Tianhe-1 Chinese space station crosses the sky on April 27, 2022.

5 planets are lining up in the night sky this month

By Stephanie Pappas published

The five visible planets in the solar system will be lined up across the predawn sky this month. Here's how to watch.

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This image shows the aurora borealis (northern lights) - a mix of green, purple, and blue lights - in the starry night sky above the snow-topped mountains in Alaska.

Do extraterrestrial auroras occur on other planets?

By Joanna Thompson published

Auroras don't just exist on Earth. Here's what we know about auroras on other planets in the solar system.

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Mosaic of Saturn taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on November 20, 2017. Source -NASA & JPL-Caltech & Space Science Institute

Saturn: Facts about the ringed planet

By Adam Mann published

Reference Saturn is one of the most beautiful worlds in the solar system, with spectacular rings and moons that could host life.

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From his balcony in Rome, Gianluca Masi captured this night-sky image of Jupiter, Venus, Mars and Saturn (plus the moon) lined up.

4 planets line up like ducks in a row in gorgeous night-sky image

By Stephanie Pappas published

The moon is leading a parade of four planets across the predawn sky this week.

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Planets Venus, Mars and Jupiter align over the Isle of Portland Dorset England in the U.K.

The planets are prepping for an epic alignment. Here's how to see it shape up.

By Stephanie Pappas published

The five naked-eye planets in the solar system will line up across the predawn sky this spring and summer. Here's how to watch.

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The Cassini spacecraft’s camera snapped this image of Saturn’s moon Mimas on Oct. 16, 2010, showing the large Herschel Crater.

Saturn's 'Death Star' moon could have a secret underground ocean

By Ben Turner published

Scientists have found "compelling evidence" that Saturn's "Death Star" moon is hiding an ocean just beneath its surface.

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Saturn's rings

What are Saturn's rings made of?

By Ailsa Harvey published

Reference Saturn's rings have captured the attention of scientists for as long as they have been seen. Today, missions continue to teach us about these rocky rings.

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This false-colored image, captured by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, shows rings around a young star named HD163296 (not the sun).

The sun used to have rings like Saturn

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

Before Earth and the other planets in our solar system existed, the sun may have been surrounded by giant rings of dust similar to Saturn's, according to a new study.

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An illustration of the Lucy mission spacecraft

Lucy mission: NASA's asteroid explorer

By Mike Jennings published

Reference The NASA Lucy mission will explore ancient asteroids in the farthest reaches of the solar system. Here’s how the NASA Lucy spacecraft will get the job done.

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