Catch the cosmic show as 7 planets align for a rare celestial event. A planetary alignment featuring seven planets will light up the evening sky on Friday, with Mercury joining Mars, Jupiter, Uranus,

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, NASA says.

Dr Shyam Balaji, researcher in astroparticle physics and cosmology at King’s College London, said: “On 28 February a seven-planet alignment will occur. Planetary alignments, where multiple planets appear close together in the sky, occur periodically but are relatively rare.”

Mercury is joining Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune for a seven-planet parade. It's a stargazer's paradise.

This week, stargazers are in for a real treat with a rare "planetary parade" lighting up the night sky. Seven planets—Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Ura

A stunning planet parade is now visible in the night sky. A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in the night sky at the same time. All seven planets will be visible this time around,

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.

In an rare phenomenon called a planetary parade all seven planets will be visible from Earth this week - the first time since 1982. Only Neptune and Uranus will need binoculars or a telescope, so regular stargazers will be able to spot Mercury,