In February 2025, conditions were just right to catch a "planetary party" above the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) ...

The stars may not be aligning on Friday night, but seven planets in our solar system just may be. For weeks, outer space ...

Using in part the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the U.S.

Seven planets are aligning in the night sky this week, creating a brief chance to see a "planetary parade." Worldwide, the best day to see the alignment is today, Feb. 28. Mercury, Venus ...

A weak magnetic field likely attracted matter inward, contributing to the formation of the outer planetary bodies, from ...

An international team led by researchers in Japan and Europe has discovered a new multi-planet system around a Sun-like star, ...

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - ...

Look to the sky Friday night for the rare chance to see seven planets lined up. The big picture: Saturn, Mercury, Neptune, ...

Early in our Solar System’s history, bits of icy debris were scattered and then gradually coaxed into a spiral alignment in ...

Seven planets will line up for a rare "planetary parade" today (Feb. 28) and you can watch it live online, beginning at 12:00 ...

This week, seven planets will align in what is known as a planetary parade. This planetary parade will see Mars, Jupiter, ...

The composite image shows seven of the solar system's planets from Earth, after sundown on Feb. 22. | Credit: Josh Dury A ...