7 Planets Are Aligning in the Sky This Week

The planets will all be visible in a rare ‘planet parade’ in the night sky this week for the final time in such a manner until 2040.

People look up to the sky from an observatory near the village of Avren, Bulgaria, on Aug. 12, 2009. Petar Petrov/AP Photo

Stargazers are in for a treat as a rare “planet parade” unfolds across the night sky this week, according to NASA.

The seven planets—Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn—will all be visible in the night sky this week for the final time in such a manner until 2040.