Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Mercury and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye. You'll need a high-powered viewing device like a ...

Most of the planets are aligned in our night sky right now, providing a treat for skywatchers. Are such "planetary parades" ...

Astronomers have discovered that sulfur may be a key to helping us narrow down our search for life on other planets. It's not ...

Israeli astronomers report the detection of a new Jupiter-like exoplanet using the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet ...

To spot dwarf planets, you would need a telescope with at least an eight-inch aperture. But for serious observations, larger apertures and high-quality eyepieces are a must. Plus, equatorial mounts ...

Hubble Space Telescope observations of white dwarf star G238-44 has shown that it is "consuming both rocky-metallic and icy material, the ingredients of planets," according to NASA's Goddard Space ...

NASA has officially confirmed over 5,000 exoplanets. These worlds include icy, rocky, and gas planets with unique ...

Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt, may hold answers to fundamental questions about the Solar System. This dwarf ...

Mercury has a rocky surface when, facing the sun, can reach highs of 800 degrees while overnight lows could reach minus 290 ...

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

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Quadruple Saturn Moon: On February 24, 2009, the Hubble Space Telescope took a photo of four moons of Saturn passing in front of their parent planet. In this view, the giant orange moon Titan casts a ...