A planetary alignment, one of the greatest planetary displays in years, will shortly take place. Also known as a planet ...

January started out with a meteor shower and now has a planetary alignment in store. Here's what you'll be able to see and ...

The so-called 'planetesimal belts' are filled with tiny millimeter-sized particles created by collisions between comets.

Skywatchers can spot Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars in the night sky with the naked eye, but two other planets might need a ...

You're running out of time to see January's planetary conjunction. Head outside and look up so you don't miss this cosmic show.

Astronomers discovered supersonic winds on a giant gas planet located over 500 light-years from Earth. In a study released Tuesday in Astronomy & Astrophysics astronomers who have been studying ...

The shells of carbon-rich dust are expanding outward into space at the breakneck velocity of 1,600 miles per second.

The James Webb Space Telescope has captured amazing new imagery of Uranus along with its rings and moons. The footage shows the moons Titania, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel and Puck. Credit; Space.com | ...

Stargazers are in for a rare planetary treat between now until the end of February. If you look up into the night sky tonight (under the right conditions, of course), six planets—Jupiter, Mars, ...

Astronomers have discovered extremely powerful winds pummeling the equator of WASP-127b, a giant exoplanet. Reaching speeds ...

Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, two teams of astronomers—centered at Penn State and MIT—independently announced new discoveries about an extreme form of planetary destruction: apparently ...

A unique sight is visible across Iowa skies, and viewers only have a few weeks to see it. The “planetary parade” will allow up to six planets to be seen with the help of binoculars or a telescope or ...