Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. Now, four small planets have ...

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 ...

Scientists have discovered that at least seven Earth-sized worlds circle the ... to peer deeply into the atmospheres of alien planets to try to see if they really could be like our own.

(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.

"Some will be blazing bright and amazing, while others will require binoculars or a small telescope to see." Planets are hundreds of thousands of times closer to the Earth than stars, which means ...

Feb. 28 (UPI) --Seven planets are expected to be seen in the Earth's night sky on Friday, astronomers said. Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune will be visible from Earth ...

The parade of planets, when all seven of Earth's solar system neighbors can be seen in the night sky, starts Friday and continues through next week. You are able to gift 5 more articles this month.