With the exception of Pluto, planets in our solar system are classified as either terrestrial (Earth-like) or Jovian (Jupiter-like) planets. Terrestrial planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and ...

The Sun and its planets – Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune The different planets have different properties and conditions. In general, as the distance from the ...

Seven planets are aligning in the night sky this week, creating a brief chance to see a "planetary parade." Worldwide, the best day to see the alignment is today, Feb. 28. Mercury, Venus, Mars ...

After a six-planet alignment in January, Mercury’s arrival completes the lineup. This is the last chance in 16 years to witness such a planetary dance in our night sky. Planetary alignments ...

There will be a "planetary parade" this week in the night sky where all 7 planets will appear to align along the horizon. Mars, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn, and Mercury can be seen with the naked eye ...

The ringed gas giant Saturn has officially replaced Jupiter as the planet in our solar system with the most moons. The International Astronomical Union officially recognized 128 new moons orbiting ...

Two major planets remain in the evening sky this month. Jupiter is ensconced among the glittering stars of the constellation Taurus, to the far upper left of Taurus’ brightest star, orangish ...

Skywatchers go get one nice treat dis week as seven planets - Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Venus, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn go all dey briefly visible for di evening sky. Dis kind event, wey dem dey ...

Elongation is the angle, in degrees, between the Sun and the planet as seen from here on the Earth. Superior planets (those that lie further from the Sun than us: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, ...

The Sun is the largest object in the Solar System. The Sun’s huge gravitational field keeps many other objects - planets, dwarf planets, asteroids and comets - in orbit around it. The Sun and ...