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

Growing up, I was taught that there were nine planets in the solar system. That all changed in 2006, when the International Astronomical Union voted to demote Pluto’s status to that of dwarf planet.

"This agreement represents a significant milestone for Planet; it is our largest contract to date and is a major step forward ...

Astronomers have found two planets around two separate stars that are succumbing to their stars' intense heat.

Look to the southwest sky after sunset on Saturday, as the sliver of a waxing crescent moon nears bright Venus with Saturn ...

Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...

Space book authors Emily Carney and Bruce McCandless III offer a primer for the new Space Age with a look at how it all ...

The fitness center franchise Planet Fitness opened a new location in New Milford in the former TJ Maxx space on Route 7 in ...

When astronomers found a large world farther out than Pluto, it became one of the final nails in the coffin of our ninth ...

Starting with the Moon’s journey across the sky this month, you’ll find the slim crescent of Earth’s natural satellite cozied ...