Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

This provides another piece of the puzzle to understand how planets and ... reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system. The ... Dec. 18, 2024 — Scientists ...

Skywatchers on Thursday evening, Feb. 6, will notice an eye-catching pairing-off between two of the brightest objects in the ...

We've got you covered with our guide to the best telescopes for seeing planets. Now's a great time to invest in such a scope, too. Mars and Jupiter appear close to the moon this February 7 and 9 ...

However, even some dwarf planets and asteroids have rings, but none of the roughly 300 moons in the solar system have been found to have rings. A detailed simulation to solve this mystery has ...

NASA officials said what Juno spotted was 'the most powerful volcanic event ever recorded on the most volcanic world in our ...

An asteroid that orbited near Earth for a few months as a mini-moon may be a chunk of the moon that was blasted off by an impact thousands of years ago.

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...

Uranus has the craziest tilt in your Solar System. Its tilt is about ninety-eight degrees. That means its north pole is ...

Florian said the planetary parade should be visible throughout Alberta until the end of February, with the last Earth-visible ...