With family wealth to back him, he founded an observatory in the western dark-sky desert of the U.S. and hoped to unlock the mystery of the Red Planet. He soon became fascinated by another cosmic ...

Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short life of what was, for a single human lifetime, the solar system's ...

A planetary alignment, or a "planet parade," according to the internet, will grace our night sky just after dusk, according to SkyatNightMagazine. You can expect to see seven planets align Friday ...

Pluto was discovered at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1930 and was considered our ninth planet until 2006. The International Astronomical Union reclassified Pluto as a dwarf planet ...

On Feb. 28, a stellar alignment of planets will illuminate the night sky for the last time in a decade Space Frontiers/Hulton Archive/Getty Calling all stargazers and astronomy enthusiasts ...

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On any given night, weather permitting, you can spot at least one bright planet in the sky, and lineups of four or five planets, seen by the naked eye, typically occur every few years, according ...

Around the end of the month, Saturn will slip below the horizon and into daytime skies, ending the seven-planet parade. But stargazers will get another chance to see a planetary alignment in ...

To see the full "planet parade," you'll need some binoculars or a telescope. Saturn will be the most difficult planet to spot due to its low position — appearing less than 10 degrees above the ...

In her first interview since announcing her leadership bid, the shadow minister talks about honest politics and the future of the Tories Liam Halligan and Allison Pearson open the archives and ...

The planet parade will begin to wane as spring arrives, and while the planets are still visible at the end of February, the increasing daylight hours may make it slightly harder to see the parade ...

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Feb. 18 marks the 95th anniversary of the discovery of our outermost planet-not-planet. Here's what to know about the short life of what was ...