Heads up, skywatchers, this cold week of January 2025, a six-planet alignment is forecasted to peak as Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn come together shortly after sunset in the sky.

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.

Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds ...