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

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The cosmic superstructure Quipu is more than 13,000 times the length of the Milky Way, and its mass is 200 quadrillion times ...

(The last time all seven planets aligned was on April 8, 2024, during the total solar eclipse). Aug. 29, 2025: Six planets – ...

James Webb Space Telescope captures HH 30’s disc, revealing dust movement, jets, and planetary formation processes.

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

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

Bring the Moon and planets into closer view, spot stunning star clusters and observe distant galaxies and nebulas with your own eyes — you can even photograph your subject with a smart telescope.

The eight major planets of our Solar System orbit the Sun ... Astronomers use alignments to probe many different aspects of the Universe, and none more so than in the discovery and study of ...