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

All of our solar system’s planets are lining up to parade through the night sky at once. This extraordinary celestial event will see the sky scattered with seven visible planets in what is known ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

This may explain the strange properties of the orbits of our solar system's planets, which are not quite perfectly circular, and all lie on slightly different planes. NASA artist’s conception of ...

Dr. Jane Huang's research on planet formation in harsh environments, particularly within the Sigma Orionis cluster, offers ...

The great planetary parade in February 2025 will see five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...

Timing: Dusk after sunset, but before 9 p.m. local time There are eight planets in our solar system and one dwarf planet (Pluto). Because we live on Earth, the most we could see is a maximum of seven ...

February will be an awe-inspiring month for astronomy enthusiasts who will be able to the see the solar system's planets ...