The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...
Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.
The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...
Welcome to this month’s edition of “What’s up in the sky?” February has a nice lineup of planets and some eye-catching ...
A planetary alignment, or a "planet parade" according to the internet, will grace our night sky just after dusk, according to ...
On Feb. 24, from west to east, you can see Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, all spanning 117.5°, ...
Astronomers have discovered a large Earth-like planet orbiting a distant star that could be home to alien life. The exoplanet ...
A new type of exoplanet has been discovered: Enaiposha, also known as GJ 1214 b. Long heralded as a mini-Neptune, new observations have indicated that it is a member of a category never seen before ...
While this parade of planets look to our eyes to be huddled in the evening sky, they are of course spread out across a vast chasm of space across the solar system, separated from each other by ...
Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to ...