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 ...

A new classification scheme may help us better understand planet formation — including the history of our own family of worlds.

Stargazers will be treated to a rare alignment of seven planets on 28 February when Mercury joins six other planets that are already visible in the night sky. Here's why it matters to scientists.

For a century, astronomers have been studying Barnard's Star in hopes of finding planets around it. First discovered by E. E. Barnard at Yerkes Observatory in 1916, it is the nearest system that has ...

Astronomers have made an exciting breakthrough by discovering four sub-Earth exoplanets orbiting Barnard’s Star, our closest ...

Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them. It's not especially remarkable for a few planets to line up in the sky, but when we see four or five brilliant planets at once, it's less ...

After sunset, the planets will shine brighter than the stars, and Mars will appear like a reddish-orange dot. Stargazing apps may help with where to look. Meteorologist Chris Ramirez says we are ...