Alongside a crescent moon, Mercury, Venus and Saturn will become visible to stargazers just before dawn on Friday morning. According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes ...

Venus, Jupiter and Saturn are easy to see in the night sky, but few skywatchers have ticked Mercury off their planetary bucket list. That may change on Tuesday, Nov. 25, when early risers (or late ...

Mercury and Venus will be a little more than one fist (11 degrees) apart in mid-January at dawn. Find a location with a clear view to the southeast and starting looking about an hour before local ...

On Christmas Eve the moon joins Venus and Mercury to make a pretty bunch at dusk. If you stay out till it's dark you can spot the other six planets lined up across the sky. On Saturday, Dec. 24, the 1 ...

According to NASA, the planetary phenomenon will be clearest about 45 minutes before sunrise, low in the eastern sky and appearing near the moon. Venus and Saturn will be the easiest to spot — but for ...

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