Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six-planet "alignment" this January.

An exploration of the Sun’s physical appearance and its position in the solar system. It is explained that the Sun is a star, and without it life on Earth would not be possible. NOTE ...

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

A planetary alignment, or a "planet parade" according to the internet, will grace our night sky just after dusk, according to ...

The fifth planet from the sun ... vapors like an enormous eye in the face of a striped giant. Though seemingly serene when viewed from the relative safety of our home world, Jupiter is a chaotic ...

As totality begins, Jupiter will become visible around 30 degrees northwest of the sun. Look about a third of the way along an imaginary line from Jupiter to the eclipsed sun—and slightly above ...

Jupiter is considered an outer planet, so its effect on day-to-day life is less intensely felt than inner planets like Venus and Mercury ... years to orbit the sun and it spends a year of that ...