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

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NASA said the system is thought to be moving at least 1.2 million miler per hour, nearly twice as fast as our solar system.

A new study is offering a clearer picture of how planets are born alongside stars, with the lead researcher from British ...

In 2011, a project that surveyed the Milky Way galaxy for exoplanets — which are planets beyond our solar system — spotted an ...

Although the occurrence climaxed on Jan. 21 with a conjunction—close alignment—of Saturn and Mercury, the planetary parade ...

Among the roughly 10 billion white dwarf stars in the Milky Way galaxy, a greater number than previously expected could ...

An asteroid becomes a meteorite when it travels to Earth from a nearby orbit or the outer solar system and collides with ...

These popular astronomy questions, answered by Astronomy magazine, will help you better understand our universe - and share ...

The US wants to put a flag on Mars. But there’s a risk it could carry unwanted stowaways that might compromise future ...