According to Robin Scagell, vice-president of the Society for Popular Astronomy, this planetary gathering is among the best ...

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

Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

NASA’s Voyager mission completed humankind’s first close-up exploration of the four giant outer planets of our solar system.

Throughout much of January and February, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be visible splayed out in a long arc across the heavens, with Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn being ...

In a celestial event known as a great alignment the five planets will be discernible with the naked eye, but to see Neptune ...

There will be six planets visible this time around, including Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus. The six planets are visible now, and will remain so until late February.