Rare 'planet parade' to light up morning sky next week
Starting this weekend, a rare "planet parade" will be visible in the early morning sky—think Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, Saturn, and the moon visible together.
This cosmic lineup sticks around until August 20 and won't come back until 2028.
Uranus and Neptune are also part of the show but are too faint to spot without a telescope.
How to spot the planets
NASA points out that Venus and Jupiter will be closest on August 11-12—so that's prime time for a look!
Saturn is rising earlier each evening and is visible in the east after dark with the constellations Cassiopeia and Andromeda.
Mars isn't joining the morning parade but can be found low in the west after sunset.
For an extra treat, catch the thin crescent moon joining Venus and Jupiter on August 19-20 against Orion, Taurus, and Gemini—it'll make for some seriously pretty sky views.