Known as the "Parade of Planets," the celestial event will feature appearances from Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune and ...

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

NASA scientists found amino acids, key minerals, and nucleobases for DNA in samples from the OSIRIS-REx asteroid mission.

NASA has rekindled interest in Uranus and Neptune by revealing a ground-breaking discovery regarding the two ice giants. Scientists have discovered thousands of distinct objects in the furthest ...

All forms of Earth life have specific chemicals in their makeup, such as amino acids and sugars. Scientists have known that ...

Currently, six planets are visible in the sky in a line—and soon enough, a seventh will join them, according to the BBC. And ...

Planets always appear along a line known as the ecliptic, said NASA, so the "alignment" isn't necessarily special. What's ...

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see without a telescope or binoculars — and ...

Amazing views of Jupiter over the years via the Hubble Space Telescope. The moons of Io, Ganymede and hazy Uranus can be observed. Credit: NASA, ESA, STScI, A. Simon (NASA-GSFC), M. H. Wong (UC ...

Early 2025 is a good time for skygazing and spotting up to seven planets in the night sky – if you have a little help.

Certain extreme planets are called ultra-short period objects if they're very close to their stars and orbit them in mere hours, like K2-22b.

Skywatchers: A six-planet alignment peaks this week as Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus, and Saturn come together for ...