Six planets are part of the alignment, which will last until Feb. 18. Mercury will join the alignment later in the month.

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

Dr. Jane Huang's research on planet formation in harsh environments, particularly within the Sigma Orionis cluster, offers ...

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

For this, astronomers used two facilities: the Submillimeter Array (SMA), CfA's eight-dish collection of radio telescopes in ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...

"Our Sun (Sol) is marked by a black hexagon, and its orbital path is indicated by a grey solid line (top row only). Alpha Centauri's location and path are shown by a yellow star and a solid blue line ...

one which can offer superb views of the other bodies in the solar system. But which one to choose? We've got you covered with our guide to the best telescopes for seeing planets. Now's a great ...

A planet parade is when several of our solar system's planets are visible in ... The planets can never fully line up exactly like you see in pictures, but they can all be on the same side of ...

The four-planet lineup that began in January concludes by mid- to late February, as Saturn sinks increasingly lower in the ...