The six planets will be visible in the days immediately leading up to Jan. 21, and for about four weeks afterward. Mars, ...
Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that ...
A new study implies that in the past, moons in our solar system may have had rings just like planets do — deepening the ...
According to the most widely held astronomical model (the nebular hypothesis), new stars are born from massive clouds of dust ...
In three months, Saturn's iconic, icy rings will appear to disappear, giving you a preview of what the planet could look like 100 million to 300 million years from now. On March 23, an optical ...
A rare parade of planets will light up the night sky throughout January. Six planets will be in alignment for the rest of the ...
Saturn, always a favorite for viewers with telescopes because of its famous ring system, is not far from Venus, though appearing only a fraction as bright. These two planets will appear closest ...
They may look like they’re arranged in tight formation. But remember, that’s a grand illusion. The planets’ orbits around the ...