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

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.

Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in ...

The presence of an ocean leaves open the possibility that it could host life. Another nearby moon, Europa, is also considered ...

Jan. 16, 2025 — A research team has discovered another piece in the puzzle of the formation of the Moon and ... a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System.

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - Not just South Mississippi but the whole Solar System is in Mardi Gras spirit!

Planet ‘parades’ are not uncommon. While occasionally spotting 4-5 planets is not unusual, sighting the alignment of all 7 ...

Look up this week for February’s full snow moon and to catch the last glimpse of a visible parade of planets in the night sky before they fade from view. This phase of the moon will peak at 8:53 ...

Scientists found that an asteroid impact carved two massive canyons on the moon in minutes. High-speed debris helped shape ...

Ever since Isaac Newton famously talked about gravity, its dominance as a force in our solar system has been well known. It's responsible for the orbits of the planets ... by the moon's ...