The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

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

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

Six planets are parading across the sky, appearing as some of the night's brightest stars. A few easy tips can help you ...

Six of our cosmic neighbors are expected to line up across the night sky tonight, in what has been dubbed a "planetary parade ...

Stargazers can witness a rare 'planet parade' in January and February 2024, where six planets align prominently in the night ...

Worlds will align for a "planetary parade" in January, with four bright and easily visible to the naked eye. But an even ...

When you first learned about the Solar System, you probably saw diagrams that made it look orderly, with planets arranged in ...

For much of January and February, you have the chance to see six planets in our solar system after dark, although two — Uranus and Neptune — will be hard to see without a telescope or high-powered ...

Sky watchers are in for a treat this month as the stars align to give amateurs a shot to see six planets at once.

Dec. 19, 2024 — New studies offer a clearer picture of how the outer solar system formed and evolved ... preservation and care in order to chronicle humanity's first attempts at interplanetary ...