An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but get a telescope and you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Kepler was one of the most successful exoplanet-hunting missions so far. It discovered 2,600 confirmed exoplanets—almost half ...

Worlds with liquid water could have formed just 200 million years after the big bang from the remains of the earliest ...

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

You might want to keep your eyes on the skies through next month: Six planets will align in January and February.

Worlds will align for a "planetary parade" in January, with four bright and easily visible to the naked eye. But an even ...

Six planets, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn can be seen in the night sky.

Four planets will be in the parade in January while seven will align in February. Here's how to see the events.

Heads up! Four planets are visible in the evening sky this month, and another two planets can be found with a little help.

Planets with suns like Wolf 359 are subject to huge blasts of radiation that raise questions about their long-term ...