Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you identify them.

Astronomer Dean Regas gives us the lowdown on the best things to look out for this winter, from a “planet parade” to the ATLAS comet.

Because planets always appear in a line, the alignment isn't anything out of the norm. What's less common is seeing so many bright planets at once.

How many planets are there? As with the discovery of Uranus, the answer depends on who you ask. Detail from Joseph Wright of Derby’s A Philosopher Giving that Lecture on an Orrery, in which a Lamp is put in the Place of the Sun, 1766. Derby Museum and Art Gallery. Public Domain.

Early 2025 is a good time for skygazing and spotting up to seven planets in the night sky – if you have a little help.

Up to seven planets are set to align in the night sky over the UK in January and February - here's when and how to see the rare event.

A rare 'planetary parade' will be visible to the naked eye in the UK this week, as Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn sit in a row

Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are visible this month in a 'planetary parade'. Dr Becky Smethurst at the University of Oxford explains what to look out for

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.

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If you're planning on stargazing in Dubai, these are all the biggest space events in the 2025 calendar that you have to get the telescope out for

Unlike prior parades, this one is set to last quite a while since the planets are in advantageous spots in the sky. You should be able to see all six planets nightly until the last week of February. The end of the Australian summer will signal that the planets will likely return to their galactic spots in our skies.