Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it ...

For a few evenings around 28 February, every planet in the solar system will be visible in the night sky, thanks to a rare great planetary alignment. Here's how to make sure you don't miss this ...

The best opportunity to potentially see all seven planets is coming up on Feb. 28 around 6:10 p.m. ET, according to Shanahan. Mercury, which is the closest planet to the sun, would be the first to be ...

Saturn, Mercury and Uranus you can see with a pair of binoculars — but ... Cooke said the phenomenon occurs when the Earth passes directly between the sun and moon. "When the moon passes into ...

"It was so stunning to not just see the auroras, but the detail and clarity of the signature really shocked me." ...

Clear skies will also be necessary to see all the planets. The planets in the solar system orbit the sun, just as Earth does. Every planet orbits at a different speed and distance. During these ...

(Here's how you can see it for yourself tonight ... Of course, this is only from our perspective of the cosmos on Earth — in reality the planets remain extremely far apart.