These embryos, somewhere between small planetesimals and fully formed planets, were abundant during the solar system's formative ... in the earliest days of our cosmic neighborhood.

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

Most of the information we have about planets beyond our solar system (exoplanets) comes from looking at dips in starlight as these planets pass in front of their host star. This technique can ...

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 ...

15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike ... could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system.

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 ...

People will be able to see a rare sight at the end of this month when all seven other planets in our solar system line up in the night sky. For the last few weeks six of the planets have been ...

To get somewhere in outer space, you can’t exactly drive in a straight line. Orbits are tricky things, and sending a probe to ...

The research, yet to be peer-reviewed, sheds light on what could have changed the orbits of several planets in the solar ... have already been identified in our solar system, but their true ...