All the Dwarf Planets

A rare 7 Planet Parade in our night sky

Exoplanetary parade: What would the night sky look like on alien worlds? (op-ed)

Most of the planets are aligned in our night sky right now, providing a treat for skywatchers. Are such "planetary parades" visible from other worlds?

CBS News on MSN · 4h

7 planets are aligning in the night sky for a "planetary parade"

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could be visible, but not all can be seen by the naked eye.

The New York Times · 1d

A Parade of Planets Is Marching Through the Night Sky

Astute skywatchers may have already seen the striking line of planets across the night sky in January. This week Mercury joins the queue. Now every other world in our solar system will be visible among the stars at the same time — if you know where to look.

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KXTV · 1d

Rare 7 planet alignment through next week

A nearly new moon and mostly clear skies will present near ideal viewing conditions for the planet parade through Feb. 28.

WVEC · 5h

Rare 7-planet alignment in our skies this week

This week, sky-watchers will have the opportunity to witness a rare planetary alignment as several planets line up in the sky.

USA Today · 6h

Seven planets will align in late February, but it could be difficult to see it

While all seven planets could appear in some form in parts of the U.S., not all of them will be visible to the naked eye. Here's what to know.

Pluto was discovered 95 years ago. Where you can view the non-planet in Michigan

Pluto may not be a planet any more, but you still have a chance to see the distant dwarf planet at one of Michigan's ...

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Dwarf planet Ceres holds evidence of life’s cosmic origins

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, may hold answers to fundamental questions about the Solar System. This dwarf ...

Who doesn't love a parade, especially a planet parade? How and when to see up to 7 planets

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.

USA Today7d

The tiny planet-not-planet that could: Pluto was discovered 95 years ago today

It did have five known moons: Charon, Nix, Hydra, Kerberos and Styx, all names for figures in Greek ... a resolution to reclassify Pluto as a dwarf planet. The reasoning was that it didn't ...

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Evidence of ancient frozen ocean found on dwarf planet Ceres

Explore Ceres, the largest asteroid in our solar system, and discover its remarkable ancient ocean and ice-rich crust.

How Arizona put Pluto on the map 95 years ago today

Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930 at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff. Here's how Pluto won - and lost - its planetary status.

February planetary alignment: Skywatchers will be treated to a celestial event Friday

Skywatchers will get a cosmic treat this week with a celestial gathering of planets. A planetary alignment, or a "planet ...

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