Grab your telescope and join us on a sightseeing tour, before the moon returns to spoil the fun!

Planetary systems in the Milky Way galaxy tend to follow a particular pattern: rocky planets toward the center, closest to ...

Planets are born, and they can also "die." So what's the lifespan of a typical planet?

Look west just after sunset from this weekend for a chance to see some of six planets, though the best views will be had later this month.

The stars may not align, but the planets will. Stargazers are in for a treat later this month when six planets form a line during a rare event scientists are dubbing a “planetary parade.” The ...

Stargazers, get ready for a celestial show! A planetary alignment featuring six planets will be visible in late February and ...

The six-planet parade will feature Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter. Mercury, Venus, Saturn and Jupiter will be visible, weather permitting, to the naked eye, while you'll need ...

Yes, there will be six planets above the horizon on February 28, 2026. No you won't be able to see them with the naked eye.

A young star called V1298 Tau is giving astronomers a front-row seat to the birth of the galaxy’s most common planets. Four massive but extremely low-density worlds orbiting the star appear to be ...

Astronomers may finally understand why planets orbiting two suns, the real-world equivalents of the "Star Wars" planet ...

Scientists have identified a rocky outer planet in a system where a gas giant was expected. The discovery challenges ...

General relativity helps explain the lack of planets around tight binary stars by driving orbital resonances that eject or destroy close-in worlds. This process naturally creates a “desert” of ...