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

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

Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in ...

For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are ...

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 ...

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Mars's moon Phobos is so strange that no one knows how it formed. But a forthcoming mission could solve this mystery - and a host of other puzzles connected to the solar system's deep past ...

Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...

On Feb. 24, from west to east, you can see Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, all spanning 117.5°, ...