Though the alignment isn't once-in-a-lifetime rare, the seven other planets in our solar system don't align every year, so it can be a spectacle to witness.Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning.

A stunning photo of a "parade of planets", shows Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Saturn, Venus, Neptune, and Mercury in alignment from Earth. The imageIt could be the first of its kind.

Lineups of four or five planets occur every few years, according to NASA. In late August 2025, four planets will be visible before sunrise, and in late October 2028, five planets will be visible at once before sunrise. Another five-planet alignment will occur in late February 2034, with the planets visible after sunset.

Stargazers rejoice, the planets are on parade tonight. If you're looking for places away from Reno's city lights, here's your guide.

If you bring a telescope and get away from city lights Friday evening, there’s a chance you’ll see seven planets parading through the sky. Most of the planetary alignment, which is colloquially referred to as a planet parade,

A planetary parade, also known as a planetary alignment, happens when four or five planets join other commonly visible planets and they are simultaneously visible with the naked e

Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Mercury, Saturn and Venus -- will be visible simultaneously and look like they're all aligned when seen from Earth after sunset. A long awaited astronomical event dubbed as the planet parade or planetary alignment when four planets are visible to the naked eye on the evening sky,