A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

A planetary alignment occurs "when the planets 'line up' on the same side of the sun, generally speaking," Gerard van Belle, Lowell Observatory's director of science, tells Space.com. "When this ...

Every planet of our solar system will line up tonight. Here’s how to see it - All seven planets will grace the sky on Friday night - though some will be difficult to spot ...

Interstellar material has been discovered in our solar system, but researchers continue to hunt for where it came from and ...

Planetary alignment is when several planets gather closely on one side of the sun simultaneously, according to Starwalk.space. This is colloquially referred to as a “planetary parade,” or a ...

Astronomers have discovered a panoply of new moons orbiting Saturn, bringing the ringed gas giant's total up to 274 moons—far ...

The correct shades of the planets have now been ... Dec. 19, 2023 — NASA's James Webb Space Telescope recently ... an ice giant that spins on its side. Webb captured this dynamic world with ...

For years, astronomers have sought a way to directly observe the atmospheres of exoplanets, worlds orbiting distant stars.

NASA astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore may face certain effects on their health upon returning to Earth after nine ...

The results of Hera's flyby could ultimately tell us whether Deimos is a captured asteroid or made from debris from a giant ...

Moreover, one side of the planet is scorching ... astronomers have been able to study the atmosphere of a planet outside our solar system in such depth and detail. "What we found was surprising ...