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

Saturn’s rings, imaged here by NASA’s Cassini orbiter, are one of the solar system’s most reliably spectacular sights. But ...

Although it's being mistakenly promoted as a "rare planetary alignment," one of the best "planet parades" in half a century is now taking place. Here's how to see it.

As long as Connecticut skies stay clear, residents should be able to see a number of planets as they put on a special ...

For much of January and February, you have the chance to see six planets in our solar system after dark, although two — Uranus and Neptune — will be hard to see without a telescope or high-powered ...

The journey of astronomical telescopes began in the early 17th century when Galileo Galilei crafted his first refracting ...

View the planets and night skies from home - Heavens above! Your guide to the best telescopes for stargazing, created for all ...

Astrophysicists have imaged a large number of exocomet belts around nearby stars, and the tiny pebbles within them. The crystal-clear images show light being emitted from these millimeter-sized ...

A little-known chapter of the Hubble Space Telescope’s history is a reminder of the risks of looking at the sun ...

A rare parade of planets will light up the night sky throughout January. Six planets will be in alignment for the rest of the ...

Two NASA astronauts are currently hard at work in space, patching up an instrument called NICER (Neutron star Interior ...

How many planets are there? As with the discovery of Uranus, the answer depends on who you ask. Detail from Joseph Wright of ...