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

Six planets will be in alignment this weekend, with four of them shining bright in one sweeping view. What to know about the ...

Six planets will be in alignment this weekend, with four of them shining bright in one sweeping view. What to know about the ...

Venus and Saturn will glow in the southwestern sky, with Jupiter in the southern sky and Mars in the southeast or east. The ...

Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the ...

Jupiter’s iconic bands of clouds, swirling with hues of orange, white, and brown, have captivated scientists and stargazers ...

A planetary alignment, one of the greatest planetary displays in years, will shortly take place. Also known as a planet parade, six planets will line up in a row across the night sky from about 21 ...

Six planets will be in alignment this weekend, with four of them shining bright in one sweeping view. What to know about the planet parade.

The 'Wolf Moon' as it's also called, eclipsed Mars as it passed through the planet from our perspective. Currently, Mars is ...

A special event is happening in the night sky this month. Four bright planets—Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus—are visible after sunset. By the end of February, Mercury will join them, making five ...

Planet X, also called Planet Nine, is a hypothetical planetary body seven times the mass of Earth lurking behind Pluto. If ...

Jupiter's Great Red Spot storm, which usually appears dark-red, can be seen shining a lurid blue color in an ultraviolet ...