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7 planets are aligned in the night sky right now. But what's that mean for science?

In February 2025, all seven of our planetary neighbors will be visible from Earth. So what does such a planetary alignment mean for science? Well, not much — unless you're an interplanetary spacecraft.

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Is Pluto a planet or not? Who cares! Our love for the King of the Kuiper Belt is stronger than ever 95 years later

On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, whether you call it a planet or not.

Space

Planetary parade across UK skies today won’t occur again until 2040

Weather conditions are nearly perfect to witness Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury and Saturn appear together

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Parisian photographer produces phenomenal, perfectly-proportioned 'planetary parade' portrait

A French astrophotographer recently snapped shots of the moon, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune in a single evening, and rearranged them to create a striking composite image. Each "planetary parade" member was captured with the same magnification, meaning they are perfectly scaled.

LiveScience

All planets to align at the same time in rare planetary parade

For the last time until 2040, seven planets will appear together in the night sky

The Independent UK

Planetary parade February 2025: When, where and how to see it

February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn on Feb. 24.

Space

Watch 'planetary parade' online for free on Jan. 25

The Virtual Telescope Project will livestream telescope views of the "planetary parade" on Saturday (Jan. 25), featuring a lineup of six planets, including Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Venus.

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How to see rare ‘planetary parade’ in UK this weekend

Celestial spectacle will not be repeated for another 400 years

The Independent UK

See a 'parade' of 6 planets fill the sky on Saturday night — before a bonus 7th planet joins in March

Worlds will align for a "planetary parade" in January, with four bright and easily visible to the naked eye. But an even better view arrives in February and March. Here's what you need to know.

LiveScience

NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope celebrates 10 years of keeping its lens trained on the giants of the solar system

The NASA OPAL project was designed to monitor the atmospheric changes on Saturn, Jupiter, Neptune and Uranus

Digital Camera World

Space photo of the week: Hubble celebrates 10 years of hunting giants

Behold, the giants! The Hubble Space Telescope has completed a decade of observing Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.

LiveScience

Venus, Mars and more: How to see planets in the night sky in 2025

Your guide to viewing the visible planets of the solar system in the night sky of 2025.

Space

Horoscopes 2025: What Each Star Sign Can Expect From The Year Ahead In Love, Career & Life

Your horoscopes 2025 are here! Peep what each star sign can expect in the realms of love, career and life in the new year and beyond.

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Dramatic changes on Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Jupiter revealed in 10 years of Hubble Telescope images (video)

The space agency has learned a lot over 10 years observing the weather of our solar system's outer planets.

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Are there hidden oceans inside the moons of Uranus? Their wobbles could tell us

Studying how much the Uranian moons sway in orbit may reveal whether or not they have oceans inside of them. NASA is in the early stages of planning a mission to do just that.

Space

The yearning for Uranus: A far-out world with a tale to tell

A proposed mission known as Uranus Orbiter and Probe would conduct a multiyear orbital tour to yield knowledge of ice giants in general and the Uranus system in particular.

Salon

Uranus is much weirder than we thought

One of Uranus's moons likely has an ocean while the composition of the planet itself is more bizarre than we knew

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Nasa’s next frontier: exploring the hidden oceans of Uranus is worth it

Editorial: What lies beneath this ice giant’s surface might be the potential for life – but not as we know it

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Neptune and Uranus have a magnetic mystery — but the case may finally be cracked

We may know why Uranus and Neptune lack dipole magnetic fields, at last.

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'There are lots of mysteries in our backyard': Revised solar system chemistry explains long-standing puzzles

Pluto and other large bodies in the Kuiper Belt are surprisingly rich in rock rather than ice. It may be because the early solar system consisted of much more carbon than previously thought, a new study suggests.

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We've been wrong about Uranus for nearly 40 years, new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals

Voyager 2's 1986 flyby of Uranus, the main source of our knowledge of the icy planet, could have come at the same time as a weird plasma burst from the sun.

LiveScience

Why is Pluto not considered a planet?

Pluto was demoted from a planet to a dwarf planet in 2006. So why is its status still so controversial today?

Space

Long ago, Voyager 2 might have caught Uranus at a bad time

A new analysis of Voyager 2 data reveals a fresh theory about Uranus's unique magnetosphere.

The Independent UK

Scientists might finally have worked out the big mystery of Uranus – and space weather might be to blame

Scientists may have explained a mystery that has puzzled us about Uranus for decades.

Evening Standard

Mysteries of Uranus may be explained by extreme space weather – study

Experts say they now know even less about a typical day on Uranus, and need a second spacecraft to visit the planet in order to find out more.

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