The four-planet lineup that began in January concludes by mid- to late February, as Saturn sinks increasingly lower in the ...

In August 2006, the International Astronomical Union made the controversial, but correct, decision to demote Pluto from its ...

Around the time of your romantic dinner, head outside and look to the southwest to spot the super brilliant planet in the night sky ...

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Four planets will be widely visible to the naked eye through part of February, but calling them a 'planetary alignment' may ...

Spotting one or two of the planets in our solar system is well worth a good skywatch, but seeing (almost) all of them in a ...

Like a celestial parade across the cosmos, five bright planets are lighting up the night sky and visible with the naked eye ...

To see the whole shebang, you’ll need a pretty unobstructed view of the horizon in an area with relatively little light ...

A brighter full moon this February known as the 'Snow Moon' will light up the skies on Wednesday (February 12).

These are known as hypervelocity stars, with some moving faster than the escape velocity of the Milky Way of around 600 kilometers (373 miles) per second. There is another star that is almost as ...

Multiple planets will appear to be aligned in the night sky in a parade of planets throughout February, astronomers say, an ...

These events, often called “planet parades” or “planetary alignments,” though not exceedingly rare, are worth observing since they don’t happen yearly.