An alignment of planets will be visible starting January 17. Venus and Saturn will appear within 2.2 degrees of each other. NASA says it's pretty rare to see four or five bright planets at once ...

Subscribe today. It’s a great year for planet-watching. In addition to this week’s stellar views of Mars, stargazers can admire multiple “planet parades”—the simultaneous appearance of ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. Venus is another planet that continues dominating the western sky after sunset. Venus and Saturn will have their closest approach ...

Thawing ice has unveiled remains of a long-lost forest in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, indicating the profound changes that have influenced the area – and perhaps what might lie ahead ...

This prehistoric forest thrived hundreds of feet above the modern timberline in the ... Now, as global temperatures rise, the ice patch has melted — and subsequently provided researchers with a new ...

Mars reaches opposition Jan. 15, standing high in the south at midnight. Just days before, the Moon occults the Red Planet. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly On the 15th, Mars will shine at magnitude ...

What it tells us about the past: This small, clay tablet was likely a tool used to perform rituals at two prehistoric stone rings in northern Japan over three millennia ago. The holes were used ...

The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun on Jan. 15. It will be visible all night long because it will rise with ...

This is not because prehistoric humans did not produce art. There is ample evidence from around the world of prehistoric art dating to as far back as 50,000 years ago. This is why researchers for ...

A heap of skulls found in the center of a prehistoric village has revealed evidence of an unusual ritual tradition associated with the dead that appears to have been practiced for centuries ...

"These multi-planet viewing opportunities aren't super rare, but they don't happen every year so it's worth checking out." Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the ...

That means skywatchers will have the best views of the Red Planet — both with the naked eye and through binoculars and telescopes — until 2027. As an added bonus, on Monday (Jan. 13), the full ...