Because Mercury's orbit is so close to the sun, it is considered the most difficult ... With a little patience, luck, and the right tools, you can see up to seven planets in the evening sky this week!

On Feb. 28, the one-day-old moon will pass in front of Mercury for observers in Australia and the south Pacific, and on March 1 the moon will make a close pass to Venus.

You can expect to see seven planets align Friday when Mercury joins Mars ... to see will be Saturn and Neptune because they are close to the horizon and the sun, according to StarWalk.

Mercury puts on its best evening apparition ... Best telescopes for seeing planets in 2025 Want to see planets up close in the night sky? The Celestron NexStar 4SE is ideal for beginners wanting ...

The seven other planets in our solar system can be seen in the sky at once through Friday, forming a planet parade. But two ...

According to NASA, multi-planet lineups are visible "every few years," but a seven-planet alignment is particularly uncommon, ...

While Mercury will be visible throughout early March, there will be two nights that provide especially good opportunities to ...

Observers could see up to seven planets line up in the sky after sunset on Friday, but you may need a telescope to see them ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this week as a planetary parade is set to take place - just a month after the last planetary ...

Seven planets are on display in the night sky at the end of February, but some will be harder to spot than others. Here’s ...

Seven planets -- Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury ... hard to catch because it orbits so close to the sun. And Saturn, Neptune just happened to line up right there as well.