This phenomenon known as a “planet parade,” will feature Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all present at the same time along a line in the night sky on Friday, NASA says.
Solar System
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Opinion: Uranus was having a bad hair day. Hey, it was the ’80s!
Scientists are reconsidering old information about Uranus. NPR’s Scott Simon explains the problem with photos taken of the planet 38 years ago.
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Don’t look so blue, Neptune: Now astronomers know this planet’s true color
Neptune has long been depicted as a deeper, darker blue than its fellow ice giant Uranus, but a new study shows that both are a similar shade of light greenish blue.
