Not 6, but 8!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7… 8. No, dear reader, we are not learning to count, nor are we reciting the 8 times table in digital root . We are talking about the alignment of eight planets taking place this February . Yes, you read that correctly: EIGHT! A Planetary Parade Worth Counting News reports mentioned that six planets paraded across the sky in January and that in February, seven would align—since Mercury , not wanting to miss this grand event, has joined the group. However, when looking at the Solar System’s layout , we can identify eight planets , arranged in order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Now, to avoid any discrimination , we must include in our count the "third rock from the Sun" (who remembers the TV show with that name?). After all, we observe a parade of seven planets from Earth, but Earth itself is also a planet , so it must be part of the event —don’t you agree? Thus, as reported, the parade will not...