Alignments of five or more planets are rare—there will be two more featuring five or more planets this year, but after that ...

The James Webb Space Telescope's Near-Infrared camera (NIRCam) captured stunning imagery of Neptune. It is the "clearest view ...

A new study, currently under review for publication, suggests that an ancient cosmic visitor might have significantly altered the orbits of our solar system's giant planets. Scientists propose that ...

Stargazers have a treat coming up, when the seven planets of the solar system that are visible from Earth will align for just ...

This view happens every 13.7 to 15.7 years, with the next side-on view taking place on March 23, 2025. After that, we will begin to see the underside of Saturn's rings and its south pole, another view ...

A rare planetary alignment which will see six planets will line up in a row across the night sky is due to take place from ...

Its rings are made of chunks of ice (and ... in the solar system whip round the globe to generate vast planet-sized storms. Beyond Neptune we thought we’d only ever find tiny, lifeless worlds ...

But later – hundreds of millions of years in the future – a permanent, virtually ringless Saturn will become real, thanks to ...

Kansans peering up at the night sky this month may have a chance of spotting several planets at once. Brenda Culbertson, a ...

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