Prior to 2040, the last planetary quintuplet occurred in the year 1186, and according to Uptain, records show that the close ...

If you’re trying to cheat death on Mercury, this is very promising, but the news gets even better. Mercury's Solar Day is ...

The Keeble Observatory at Randolph-Macon College holds weekly public viewing during spring semester. Check their website ( or ...

On March 1, the position of the crescent moon will aid in spotting Mercury, according to ... known as an “inferior conjunction”. By comparison, a “superior conjunction” happens when ...

The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The ...

The red planet appears off-white or yellow here on Earth compared to the whiter ... just above a setting crescent moon. Use the moon as a guide to find Mercury close by. On clear nights, these ...

The vernal equinox occurs as Mercury stands still in Pisces and several of Jupiter’s moons transit in the sky this week.

Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an ...

Scientists estimate there are ~1 septillion (1 followed by 24 zeros) planets in the observable universe. This figure is based ...

As a result the Sun and Moon will rise and set an hour later today, with daylight now lingering longer into the evening hours. Mercury passes ... out your telescope and compare their appearance ...

A private US lander has captured eerie high-definition images of a lunar sunset, which NASA hopes will help unravel the mystery of a strange haze first observed on the Moon ...

Saturn now leads the solar system with 274 known moons. Scientists say many moons formed from past collisions.