Watch this video to find out more about the Earth, planets in our Solar System and other planets far off in outer space. From up here on the International Space Station I get a great view of Earth.

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

Extrasolar planets contextualise the Solar System among a large number of planetary systems with very different properties. Many extrasolar planets show characteristics which are not realised in the ...

The first two weeks of March provide a great opportunity to sight four bright naked-eye planets ... solar conjunction on March 12. Earth will pass through the plane of Saturn's ring system on ...

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 ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare alignment of seven planets on 28 February when Mercury joins six other planets that are already visible in the night sky. Here's why it matters to scientists.

On planets orbiting ... In our solar system Earth and Mars are in the box, Venus and Mercury outside. The cold gas giants are literally off the chart. The logarithmic scale used initially here ...

Clear skies will also be necessary to see all the planets. The planets in the solar system orbit the sun, just as Earth does. Every planet orbits at a different speed and distance. During these ...