Astronomers are ready to search for the fingerprints of life in faraway planetary atmospheres. But first, they need to know ...

The stars may not be aligning on Friday night, but seven planets in our solar system just may be. For weeks, outer space ...

Using in part the Gemini North telescope, one half of the International Gemini Observatory, partly funded by the U.S.

A system might well be breaking speed records in our galaxy. This discovery, made using a particular observation technique, ...

Experts have claimed it could be the first time all planets including Earth have been captured in a single image.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could be visible, but not all can be seen by the naked eye.

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune — will come into a rare but powerful planetary alignment, often ...

On Friday, Mercury will join Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune in the planetary alignment. However, not all ...

Seven of the solar system's eight planets will be briefly visible in the sky on February 28, providing sky watchers with a ...

Despite the name, a planetary alignment isn’t when the planets get in a row, it’s when a fair few gather on one side of the ...

The spectacular planet parade has captured the attention of keen astronomers in recent weeks. Throughout the month, Mars, ...

The stars may not be aligning on Friday night, but seven planets in our solar system just may be. For weeks, outer space enthusiasts have been gearing up for a planetary alignment, or "planetary ...