A stunning "parade of planets" will grace the night sky this week, with all seven of Earth's celestial neighbors joining the ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this week as a planetary parade is set to take place - just a month after the last planetary spectacle.

An alignment of seven planets will appear, whether by the naked eye or with the use of a telescope, this month in the U.S. Here's how to spot it.

NASA's Europa Clipper will streak just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the surface of Mars for what's known as a gravity assist—a maneuver to bend the spacecraft's trajectory and position it for a ...

A nearly new moon and mostly clear skies will present near ideal viewing conditions for the planet parade through Feb. 28.

The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper's larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between ...

As late February approaches, commercial orchard owners, home growers and researchers prepare for the inevitable task of pruning.

Two planets stand side by side as the evening twilight continues to delight and colorful stars shine in the sky this week.

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

Aimed at the nearby star PDS 70, the James Webb Space Telescope is watching newborn planets take shape before our eyes in ...