If you are a budding astronomer or simply enjoy watching the sky through a telescope, you probably have an interest in all of the planets in our solar system. There are a total of eight planets, ...

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 ...

There aren’t Snapchat planets. There’s a fresh way to look into the solar system which is known as Snapchat planets. Utilizing Snapchat’s Augmented Reality feature, you can now put digital planets ...

People who look up at the night sky to the south will be able to see planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn with their naked eye Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has ...

It's been months in the making. Wait, I take that back. It's been years in the making. The last time we witnessed a similar planetary arrangement was back in December 2004. For the next three weeks ...

A new study of white dwarfs with "polluted" atmospheres is causing scientists to rethink how and when planets form. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

The planets of the solar system were lined up in the sky Wednesday night in an astronomical phenomenon, visible from Earth, known as a "planet parade." The phenomenon, which was also visible Tuesday ...

It'll be a dazzling beginning of March in the night sky, as the two brightest planets in our solar system will appear to be right next to each other. Jupiter and Venus have been shining throughout ...

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