"There really is something very different about how these giant planets form versus how small planets like Earth form." ...

Life is tenacious and the universe is vast, so some are confident that extraterrestrial life is hiding out there. These ...

Studying the orbits of thousands of exoplanets shows that large planets tend to have elliptical orbits, while smaller planets tend to have more circular orbits. This split coincides with several other ...

The only planets not visible to the naked eye were Neptune and Uranus, which required a telescope. Some people in Norfolk were lucky enough to capture the phenomenon on camera. Simon Luckman ...

Seven planets are putting on a parade in the night sky, and they're expected to be visible Friday night over the greater New York City area. The parade started with just four planets last month ...

A seven-planet alignment will appear in Michigan skies Friday. Michigan residents can head to dark sky parks across the state for best viewing chances, clear skies permitting. Look up in Michigan ...

Until that happens, the best the universe can offer is aligning planets, we’re afraid – but it’s still pretty exciting. For a few brief evenings this week seven planets in our solar system ...

For a brief moment on Friday, every planet will appear in the night sky simultaneously in a rare celestial spectacle. This so-called planetary parade, which will occur shortly after sunset on 28 ...

Seven planets are aligning in the night sky this week, creating a brief chance to see a "planetary parade." Worldwide, the best day to see the alignment is today, Feb. 28. Mercury, Venus ...

A new book on faith and science shows how God uses ordinary providence to bring about extraordinary outcomes. According to a quote often attributed to Johannes Kepler, the 17th-century astronomer ...