Four planets in the solar system are about to appear in alignment in the night sky. Here's how stargazers will be able to see ...

Between February 25 and February 28, all seven planets in our solar system will be visible in the night sky. It's known as a planetary parade. You'll need a telescope for some of them, but you ...

and enjoy the night sky,” as Gerard van Belle, director of science at Lowell Observatory, tells the New York Times’ Katrina Miller. The orbits of our solar system’s planets—including Earth ...

A powerful new observatory is the best hope yet for finding the elusive Planet 9, a large planet that some scientists say is ...

One of the great things about astronomy is that it’s always full of surprises, especially when it comes to comets — you just ...

April skies feature close planet pairings, a bright meteor shower, and stunning views of the ancient star cluster M3.

The Leonids is a typical meteor shower most years, on pace with others such as the Lyrids and Orionids with around 15 ...

Astronomers have revealed an exoplanet called Enaiposha to be a one-of-a-kind "super Venus" whose carbon-dioxide-rich ...

Capturing the partial solar eclipse from the iconic landmark at Stonehenge was awe-inspiring in more ways than one' ...

If you look up on a clear night, the brightest and largest object ... So exactly how many solar system moons have we found? The answer, it turns out, depends on your definition of a moon.