A planet parade like the one beginning tonight is quite uncommon, occurring once every 10-20 years. Here are the planets you ...
Six planets will all be visible at once in the night sky this month, lined up across the sky—but one is set to disappear from view.
Pluto likely acquired large moon Charon in a “kiss and capture” collision billions of years ago. It may have created a subsurface ocean on the icy dwarf planet.
An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...
The newcomer replacing Pluto presently goes by “Planet Nine.” If and when it finally shows up, it will get the honor of a ...
The BepiColombo spacecraft has sent back some incredibly detailed images of Mercury’s north pole. The snapshots were ...
"BepiColombo's main mission phase may only start two years from now, but all six of its flybys of Mercury have given us invaluable new information about the little-explored planet." ...
Smaller gas giants are less likely to survive in such systems, surrounded by clashing planetary titans. With their lower ...
On February 28 all seven of the other planets in the Solar System will appear in the night sky at the same time in a row. And ...
Worlds will align for a "planetary parade" in January, with four bright and easily visible to the naked eye. But an even ...
Skies over South Carolina kick off 2025 with a planet parade, ancient comet and the muse of "Beyond Antares," a 23rd-century love song from "Star Trek" fame.
Sky gazers will get a peek at what has been called a "parade of planets," where this time around, up to seven planets may ...