Q: Why do the planets all orbit the Sun in the same plane? —Randi Eldevik | Stillwater, Oklahoma Because of the way the Sun formed, explains David DeVorkin, a senior curator in the space history ...

Ever wonder why all the planets orbit the Sun on more or less the same plane? It’s not coincidence—it’s cosmic physics. This video breaks down how a spinning cloud of gas and dust became the ...

A dazzling snapshot from ESO’s Paranal Observatory captures a rare sky parade — the Moon, a comet, and nearly every visible planet strung across the heavens. This celestial lineup is an optical ...

April’s planetary parade has fewer planets. Only four will line up: Venus, Saturn, Mercury and Neptune. April's parade of ...

The planets in astrology each hold a different vibe, meaning, and archetype, and exert their influence on you in ways subtle ...

Look up in the sky above Boise during the month of January and you might see a rare celestial occurrence in the night sky. During January 2025, a large planetary conjunction involving four planets ...

The new moon occurs April 27, and a day later Venus and Saturn will make a close approach to each other (known as a ...

Now three more have been discovered and they are all tiny. Barnard’s Star is an old M dwarf star, much smaller and much cooler than our Sun. Very few planets smaller than Earth have been found ...