Look west just after sunset from this weekend for a chance to see some of six planets, though the best views will be had ...

Every once in a while, the mechanics of our solar system grant Earth and its residents a better-than-average view, as is the ...

Stargazers can see six planets all in one evening during the second month of the year, especially Mercury, which is usually ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. For five consecutive mornings, beginning on Aug. 17, early ...

Learn why only 14 out of over 6,000 exoplanets orbit two stars, and how Einstein’s general theory of relativity may be to blame.

A jet of charged particles moving at almost the speed of light, made from the remnants of a star that was brutally ripped ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An illustration depicts what the surface of one of the exoplanets orbiting Barnard's Star may look like. The other three planets ...

"We used to think that only very simple molecules could be created in these clouds. But we have shown that this is clearly ...

A visible line of planets has for weeks been the talk of astronomers and hobbyist stargazers who have sought to catch a sight of our solar system's worlds. Online chatter and a frenzy of media ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

The stars may not be aligning on Friday night, but seven planets in our solar system just may be. For weeks, outer space enthusiasts have been gearing up for a planetary alignment, or "planetary ...

Polygon has rounded up the best icy sci-fi planets from our favorite video games, movies, television, and books ...