The eight major planets in our Solar System orbit the sun on the same flat plane but at vastly different speeds. Mercury, being the closest to the sun, completes an orbit in only 88 days ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Does our Solar System have 9 planets or only 8? Astronomers have gone back and forth on that a lot, with Pluto now being classified as a dwarf planet. However, out beyond Neptune there could be ...

The planetary parade in February 2025 will see five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and ...

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...

you’re peering into the vast expanse of our solar system. Each planet orbits the Sun at vastly different distances—Mercury sits about 36 million miles, while Neptune is at a stately 2.8 ...

Despite growing interest, astronomy remains an expensive hobby in Bangladesh, with telescopes being costly and light pollution in cities limiting observation ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

Every so often, multiple planets in our solar system align, producing some of the ... Mercury will be positioned to Saturn's right and shining about eight times brighter.” Of course, not ...