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

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

Each month, WTOP is showcasing the best the sky has to offer stargazers regarding the moon, planets and stars ... Pluto is way out there in the solar system and requires taking images through ...

"Uranus and Neptune, two very distant ice giant planets out in our solar system, are also there in ... Saturn will appear as a yellowish-white body with moderate brightness, according to Space.com.

It's easy to forget we're standing on one of the best viewing platforms in the solar system – Planet ... the brightest of all four planets, shining a bright white light, and Jupiter will be ...

The eight major planets in our Solar System orbit the sun on the same flat ... and Jupiter should be easy to spot as bright-white points of light. Mars will appear as a distinct orange dot ...

“The ecliptic is due to the fact that Earth and all the other Solar System planets formed out of the same flat disc ... Venus and Jupiter will be easily visible as bright white points of light, and ...

"A parade of planets, also sometimes referred to as a planetary alignment, is when several planets in our solar system appear to ... and Venus is more bright and white. Astrologically speaking ...

"A parade of planets, also sometimes referred to as a planetary alignment, is when several planets in our solar system appear to ... and Venus is more bright and white. Astrologically speaking ...