Everybody loves a parade. Most people who live in chillier climes aren’t exactly rejoicing when February rolls around — but ...

"By putting together the individual results, like in a puzzle, we reconstruct the formation history of these systems." ...

The night sky offers us a variety of spectacles throughout the year, but for the remainder of the month, we have front-row ...

For example, Mercury, being closest to the sun, takes just 88 Earth days to complete one orbit. On the other hand, Neptune, ...

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

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 ...

This week, sky-watchers will have the opportunity to witness a rare planetary alignment as several planets line up in the sky ...

While all seven planets could appear in some form in parts of the U.S., not all of them will be visible to the naked eye.

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

Even if you can't see the seven-planet parade where you are, Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Venus and Saturn will be visible through Feb. 26 in Jackson, according to the Sky Tonight app. (Mercury and Saturn ...

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 ...

HD 20794 d, a planet six times the mass of Earth, orbits a Sun-like star just 20 light-years away. Its presence was confirmed ...