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![A fireball (or bright meteor) falls through the sky over Earth.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mi5x7miJSaTZBCSEZohUEE-320-80.jpg)
Watch a gargantuan fireball tumble over New York in the dead of night
By Brandon Specktor published
On Aug. 28, an enormous fireball lit up the skies over the northeastern United States for several seconds, exciting hundreds of stargazers.
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Scientists Unravel Mystery of Ancient Greek Machine
By Live Science Staff last updated
Extraordinary device predicted positions of the sun, Moon and planets. Nothing like it has ever been found.
![Planets Venus, Mars and Jupiter align over the Isle of Portland Dorset England in the U.K.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dKjbE7svhVw68cTA69ELmJ-320-80.jpg)
This is the best time to spot a rare alignment of five planets. Here's how to watch it.
By Stephanie Pappas published
The five visible planets in the solar system are lined up against the predawn sky. Here's how to see them.
![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)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7LAkr7fPuMrW2dtQFr6k9G-320-80.png)
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.
![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.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Pogd7dig9D5NQvqWYF4XQX-320-80.jpg)
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.
![NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captured this sequence of the 2012 transit of Venus from space.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uks8CWHMfSzzYNZFXn53ZE-320-80.jpg)
Venus crossed the sun's face 10 years ago. Most people alive will never see the sight again.
By Tom Kerss published
On the 10th anniversary of the last transit of Venus, find out what makes these events so special and what else to look out for during the long wait for the next one.
![Venus - Computer Simulated Global View Centered at 90 Degrees East Longitude. September 23, 1996. NASA & JPL.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pR9pCBjB7tcodWJow8XVGU-320-80.jpg)
Venus: Facts about the hellish planet next door
By Adam Mann published
Reference Venus is Earth's next-door neighbor and could be Earth's twin, if not for the sulfuric acid clouds and hellish surface temperatures.
![These star trails are from the Eta Aquarids meteor shower of 2020, as seen from Cordoba, Argentina, at its peak on May 6.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cAde72HQuMJbAScpKy276Q-320-80.jpg)
How to watch the Eta Aquarids meteor shower this weekend
By Elizabeth Howell published
The show originates from Halley's Comet and may generate as many as 30 shooting stars an hour.
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