The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

An alignment of planets will be visible starting January 17. Venus and Saturn will appear within 2.2 degrees of each other. NASA says it's pretty rare to see four or five bright planets at once ...

Subscribe today. It’s a great year for planet-watching. In addition to this week’s stellar views of Mars, stargazers can admire multiple “planet parades”—the simultaneous appearance of ...

When Donald Trump first took office in 2017, the world he inherited—while grappling with challenges like the Islamic State—was relatively stable compared to the inferno awaiting him in 2025.

Mars reaches opposition Jan. 15, standing high in the south at midnight. Just days before, the Moon occults the Red Planet. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly On the 15th, Mars will shine at magnitude ...

Almost every aspect of modern life is affected by our connectivity to the Web. On those rare occasions when my internet provider has an outage, life seems to come to a standstill. Everything from ...

In Venom: The Last Dance, Knull, the creator of the symbiotes, destroys their home planet using his dark powers and the All-Black Necrosword. He drains its life, leaving it a dead wasteland because he ...

"These multi-planet viewing opportunities aren't super rare, but they don't happen every year so it's worth checking out." Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the ...

That means skywatchers will have the best views of the Red Planet — both with the naked eye and through binoculars and telescopes — until 2027. As an added bonus, on Monday (Jan. 13), the full ...