According to Gerard van Belle, director of science at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, an alignment of seven planets is neither mystical nor particularly rare. “On the scale of supermoon to death ...

For centuries, planets beyond our solar system—called exoplanets—existed only in theory and science fiction. It seemed nearly impossible to detect planets light-years away, since the ...

but also other planets, increasing the possibility that life similar to ours could exist elsewhere.” The proposals of the paper, published in the peer-reviewed journal Science Advances Friday ...

So what does such a planetary alignment mean for science? Well, truthfully, not much. A planetary alignment occurs "when the planets 'line up' on the same side of the sun, generally speaking ...

A stunning planet parade is now visible in the night sky. A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in the night sky at the same time. All seven planets will be ...

A strange type of ice thought to dwell deep in the oceans of alien planets has finally been proven ... who focuses on the physical sciences for Science News. He has a master's degree in geology ...

All of our solar system’s planets are lining up to parade through the night sky at once. This extraordinary celestial event will see the sky scattered with seven visible planets in what is known ...

and he told Live Science "The general rule of thumb is to use a telescope with a larger diameter for the planets to revolve greater light-gathering, and a smaller telescope to provide a smaller ...

In the eyes of the general public, it typically means that we can see multiple planets at once. Interestingly, they'll always appear along the same arc in the night sky. That path is called the ...

In the eyes of the general public, it typically means that we can see multiple planets at once. Interestingly, they'll always appear along the same arc in the night sky. That path is called the ...