Almost 10 years ago, a NASA spacecraft was able to take several photos of Pluto, known for decades as a planet before it was ...

Scientists are using an array of instruments to detect other planets, some of which may harbor life—and others that most ...

We all know Mars is called “The Red Planet,” but have you ever stopped to wonder—why is it red? The classic joke explanation ...

You can make the case that none of them are in true color. But then again, if they were, they’d be unable to reveal the true nature of objects emitting or reflecting various kinds of otherwise ...

Above Venus, the second-brightest planet should be Jupiter and then high at the top of the sky will be Mars, which should be ...

The study's observations also revealed unexpected diversity in the "colors" of the HR 8799 system's inner planets. "The differences between the HR 8799 planets are quite interesting because ...

Four bright planets are visible together in the night sky this month in what NASA calls a "planetary parade" that is a must-see for stargazers. Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn will each take a star ...

The planets in the night sky are always shifting ... making for a striking color contrast. Uranus will be high in the southwest, north of the Hyades star cluster and the bright orange star ...

The clearest look in the infrared yet at the iconic multi-planet system HR 8799. Colors are applied to filters from Webb’s NIRCam (Near-Infrared Camera). A star symbol marks the location of the ...

People who look up at the night sky to the south will be able to see planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn with their naked eye Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE.

Now, four small planets have been found orbiting the star. Teams in America and Europe achieved this challenging detection by exploiting precision instruments on the world's largest telescopes.