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

The orbit Venus takes around the sun results in an inferior conjunction as it transitions from appearing in the evening sky ...

From now through Friday, the planet Venus will be visible in both the morning and evening skies above the Northern Hemisphere ...

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

Astronomers have discovered four planets that are just a fraction of the mass of Earth orbiting Barnard’s Star, which is 6 ...

Visible parades of planets only occur every few years, making the cosmic events ones not to be missed. The planets in our solar system orbit the sun essentially along the same line across the sky ...

Venus will pass between the Earth and sun during what’s called an inferior conjunction. But don’t plan on seeing the linkup.

While all seven planets could appear in some form in parts of the U.S., not all of them will be visible to the naked eye.

The best opportunity to potentially see all seven planets is coming up on Feb. 28 around 6:10 p.m. ET, according to Shanahan. Mercury, which is the closest planet to the sun, would be the first to be ...

For a few evenings around 28 February, every planet in the solar system will be visible in the night sky, thanks to a rare great planetary alignment. Here's how to make sure you don't miss this ...

The best opportunity to potentially see all seven planets is coming up on Feb. 28 around 6:10 p.m. ET, according to Shanahan. Mercury, which is the closest planet to the sun, would be the first to ...