(The point at the end of the apsis is the aphelion). For some bodies, like all of the planets of the solar system, the difference between the perihelion and aphelion is quite negligible.

During the first nights of February, the crescent moon should line up with the planets as well. The planets are spread far apart in the solar system, AccuWeather wrote. Although it can be hard to see ...

It is a rare phenomenon. The next time all Solar System planets, including Earth, will gather on one side of the Sun will be just before dawn on May 19, 2161. Get your game on! Whether you’re ...

Coincidentally, Severnaya Zemlya is precisely where the planet's next solar eclipse — a total solar eclipse on Aug. 12, 2026 — also ends at sunset.

The seven planets will not be perfectly aligned, but will appear in an arc across the sky due to their orbital plane in the Solar System. The world will witness a rare sighting in the sky in late ...

Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system. Look for a planetary parade that includes Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune ...

This may explain the strange properties of the orbits of our solar system's planets, which are not quite perfectly circular, and all lie on slightly different planes. NASA artist’s conception of ...

This alignment will give people an opportunity to see multiple planets at once, but the difference will not necessarily be visible to the naked eye. Cunnama says this is an interesting event ...

Couldn’t we all do with a little stress reduction? Especially since all seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment.

It is the fastest wind ever measured in a jet stream that goes around a planet. In comparison, the fastest wind ever measured in the solar system was found on Neptune, moving at "only" 0.5 km per ...

For many years scientists have been wondering if a mysterious ninth planet lurks in our Solar system. “Planet Nine”, dubbed, has fascinated scientists for its ability to account for “anomalous” ...