Directly to the right of Orion is Jupiter and left of it is the unmistakable red disc of Mars. The best time to view the ...

Stargazers are in or a treat as six planets - Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus - are set to align in the ...

Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system.

A Triple Star System Yields an Unusual Surviving Star Unlike our Sun, which exists alone, at least half of the stars in our ...

While claims of a “rare alignment” are overblown, you can still see up to six planets in the night sky this weekend. Here's ...

Astronomers have discovered two strange objects that could be young stars — except they're completely surrounded by ice.

Astronomers have discovered two strange objects that could be young stars — except they're completely surrounded by ice.

Starting at 12:30 p.m. ET (1730 GMT) on Saturday (Jan. 25), astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project ...

Researchers have created an improved traffic light system for predicting geomagnetic storms. They are now testing how well ...

Generally, the nights of and near the new moon – when the moon is not illuminated – are better for most stargazing experiences. Here are the dates of new moons this year.

Comet ATLAS brightens as it nears the Sun, providing scientists with valuable data on solar wind interactions and offering a ...

The Moon meets the Red Planet’s rival in Scorpius, skims close to Saturn, and reaches New phase in the sky this week.