Astronomers have captured direct images of exoplanets in a star system 130 light years away, providing clues on gas giant ...

For a few evenings around 28 February, every planet in the solar system will be visible in the night sky, thanks to a rare great planetary alignment. Here's how to make sure you don't miss this ...

Beginning in late February, seven planets will align in the night sky. But Uranus and Neptune may require a telescope to see. Mars SKY AT Viewed from above the solar system, the seven planets will ...

Astronomers have identified a quartet of small rocky planets orbiting Barnard's star - one of our closest stellar neighbors - ...

The term may appear confusing, since the planets cannot actually fully line up in the three-dimensional solar system exactly as they may be seen in pictures; rather, it's our perspective of the ...

A visible line of planets has for weeks been the talk of astronomers and hobbyist stargazers who have sought to catch a sight of our solar system's worlds. Online chatter and a frenzy of media ...

Once they are all in place, seven of the eight planets in our solar system will grace our sky. For much of the week, six of the planets may be visible, according to NASA. On Friday, however ...