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In a press conference on Tuesday, Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams spoke about their nine months aboard the International Space Station in advance of their return home.

The celestial event is set to be visible on Friday, giving sky watchers a chance to see all seven planets in the night sky

If you missed January’s “rare” planet parade, you won’t want to miss February’s. This one could be particularly special — but there’s a catch.

Sanchez invited Perry and King along with Aisha Bowe, a former NASA rocket scientist who now heads an engineering firm, research scientist Amanda Nguyen and movie producer Kerianne Flynn.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will all be visible in the sky in some form on Feb. 28.

All seven of Earth’s neighboring planets will be visible as the sun sets this week. Here’s everything to know about the event.

A new study in Nature Communications shows that the so-called Red Planet’s color comes from a water-rich mineral called ferrihydrite.

An asteroid between 130 and 300 feet wide has a slight chance of hitting Earth in 2032 — but the precise odds have been a moving target since the space rock was first detected nearly two months ago.

The mission was the first time Falcon 9 landed on a droneship off the coast of the Bahamas, according to SpaceX

China is recruiting for a planetary defense force to combat the threat of asteroids colliding with Earth.

But — importantly — the chances are still “extremely low,” though they have ticked up since the object was first detected.

Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who have been stuck on the International Space Station since June, will come home sooner than anticipated.

Chicago will soon have one of its best opportunities in decades to experience a total lunar eclipse.

A stunning total lunar eclipse, known as the blood ‘worm’ moon, will be visible from Chicago on the night of March 13. Meteorologist Kevin Jeanes breaks down the best viewing times for this must-see celestial event, the best in decades.

A newly discovered asteroid has a tiny chance of smacking Earth in 2032, space agency officials said Wednesday.

Residents of several suburban communities reported seeing several objects streaking across the night sky, leaving a trail of flames in their wake.

Residents of several suburban communities reported seeing several objects streaking across the night sky, leaving a trail of flames in their wake.

Stargazers who haven’t had a chance to check out this month’s planet parade will want to look up soon because there’s something about the January event that is particularly special.

Look up! Six planets grace the sky this month in what’s known as a “planetary parade,” and most will be able to be seen with the naked eye.