Auroras are not just on Earth. NASA has detected glowing northern and southern lights on Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and other ...

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

Are planets in the solar system that are closer to the Sun older than the ones further away? – Gavriel, age 10, Paducah, Kentucky A cloud of collapsing gas created our Sun, the first thing to form in ...

Jupiter, king of our solar system’s planets, continues to dominate the night sky in February. Lying inside the zodiac ...

A young star called V1298 Tau is giving astronomers a front-row seat to the birth of the galaxy’s most common planets. Four ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Beyond the familiar planets lies a fascinating frontier filled with icy worlds, mysterious orbits ...

Make room, earthling. We’re moving the other planets in our Solar System into our planetary neck of the woods. Would all the ...

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