The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

The great planetary parade in February 2025 will see five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and ...

Baker said that there are other astronomical events that may be more interesting than the parade of planets. Baker said Mars ...

It is not often that all the planets in the Solar System other than ours are lined up across the night sky for us to see.

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

On Feb. 24, from west to east, you can see Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, all spanning 117.5°, ...

February will be an awe-inspiring month for astronomy enthusiasts who will be able to the see the solar system's planets ...

Get closer to our solar companions with the best telescopes for seeing planets ... system, we've selected the best telescopes for deep space. Or if you're looking for a scope that's more of an all ...

15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System ... puzzle to understand how planets and ...

Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our solar system has been well known. It's ...