A RARE planetary parade is to emerge in the night sky this week for the last time until 2040. Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Saturn and Mercury will be strung across the sky in an arc

Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye. You'll need a high-powered viewing device like a telescope to spot Neptune and Uranus.

In February 2025, all seven of our planetary neighbors will be visible from Earth. So what does such a planetary alignment mean for science? Well, not much — unless you're an interplanetary spacecraft.

Skywatchers can look forward to a special celestial event this week as seven planets — Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn — will briefly be visible in the evening sky.

Ahead of its dance with Saturn on Feb. 24, Mercury should be seen on Feb. 19 at magnitude -1.2 with binoculars 20 minutes after sunset, 3 degrees up and 15 degrees left of due west, Space.com reported. With each passing day, Mercury will gain 1 degree in altitude and become more visible to the naked eye.

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.

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.