Each planet in our solar system is given a unique, humorous catchphrase that reflects its personality and role. From ...

NASA has finally confirmed the existence of a new planet beyond Neptune that is 50 per cent larger than Jupiter and about a ...

Astronomers may have discovered a scrawny star bolting through the middle of our galaxy with a planet in tow. If confirmed, ...

Astronomers at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center may have discovered a star hurtling through the Milky Way with a planet ...

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

If the solar system held a poetry slam, each planet would present its unique poetic style. Mercury delivers rapid-fire verses ...

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

Read A sky chart showing Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, and Venus in a "planet parade." Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech On most ...

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...

Wednesday, February 5 First Quarter Moon occurs at 3:02 A.M. EST. Nearly half a day later, the Moon passes 5° north of Uranus ...

According to NASA, four to five planets being visible across the sky at the same time happens only once every few years.