Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

A team of international researchers have confirmed the discovery of a super-Earth, which is orbiting in the habitable zone of ...

Scientists work to define a “habitable zone,” which means that if it’s too close to a star, the water heats and evaporates, and too far, it freezes. Also, the atmospheric conditions need to be just ...

New Jersey stargazers will be treated to visual splendor in the night sky this month. February features what scientists call a “planetary parade” with Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune ...

Word is sure getting around about the "parade of planets" visible in our evening sky! Many of the news outlets and social ...

Uranus can be spotted with binoculars using this online star chart to locate it. In small telescopes, you can detect the color of the planet but not much else. Neptune needs a telescope to be ...

As we discussed last month, late January and early February will provide a stage for a Planet Parade ... the moon will be awfully close to Uranus, although you’ll need a telescope to see ...

Throughout January and February, six planets will line up in the night sky. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, and Mars will be visible with the naked eye, while Uranus and Neptune can be spotted too if you ...