Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars are all visible after sunset, but social media claims about it being a rare "planetary alignment" are not correct. Here's how to see it.

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – here’s how to spot the celestial show

Sometimes, it's easy to forget that we're spoiled with one of the best observatories in our solar system, and it's called Earth. In fact, this Tuesday (21 January), six planets will line up in the night sky above us, for all to see.

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune will align in a straight line in the sky. While most of these planets will be visible to the naked eye, some will require binoculars for observation.

The planetary parade, also known as a planetary alignment, will begin with only four planets—Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars. It will last through early March.

You won't see a majestic line of planets on Jan. 25 the way people on social media promise, but you will see four bright planets starting Jan. 16.

Jan. 21. A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in the night sky at the same time. There will be six planets visible this time around, including Venus, Mars, Jupiter,

A similar parade of planets took place last June, but only two planets could be seen without any special equipment. This time, four are visible to the naked eye.

Venus and Saturn will appear to be snuggling close in our southwestern sky after sunset Saturday night - a little treat for skywatchers in an already-packed January. We started off the year with the Quadrantids meteor shower,