Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see with the naked eye in the first few hours ...

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars are all visible to the naked eye just after the sun goes down. Neptune and Uranus can also be ...

Jupiter’s iconic bands of clouds, swirling with hues of orange, white, and brown, have captivated scientists and stargazers ...

The six planets will be visible in the days immediately leading up to Jan. 21, and for about four weeks afterward. Mars, ...

Research and development is underway to create robots that can hunt for signs of life in the vast oceans that exist under the ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn can be spotted without special equipment, with Uranus and Neptune requiring a telescope.

Venus and Saturn will glow in the southwestern sky, with Jupiter in the southern sky and Mars in the southeast or east. The ...

A planetary alignment, one of the greatest planetary displays in years, will shortly take place. Also known as a planet ...

January started out with a meteor shower and now has a planetary alignment in store. Here's what you'll be able to see and ...

Venus and Saturn will appear extraordinarily close together in the night sky overnight on Jan. 17 during a celestial event ...

Collaborative work by amateur and professional astronomers has helped to resolve a long-standing misunderstanding about the ...