These linkups happen when several planets appear to line up in the night sky at once. Such parades are fairly common, ...

Mark your calendar so you can catch Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus in the sky at the same time.

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How do tidal forces shape a planet's orbital evolution, especially for those in the habitable zone? A recently submitted ...

Researchers suggest gas giants might gather dark matter until their cores collapse into planet-sized black holes.

Stargazers are excited as a rare planet parade is expected to happen this weekend bringing some of the main characters of our ...

Half a dozen planets - Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune - will put on a dazzling display in the sky on ...

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC 4) – Happy Thursday, Utah! It’s been a sunny start for SW Utah as the heat continues to build. Highs will ...

As missions like Kepler and TESS discovered more rocky exoplanets in recent years, scientists looked forward to the launch of ...

According to new information on SkySafari 6 Pro, a program used to predict the placement of stars and planets, Thursday, Aug.

Discover how spectroscopic measurements revolutionized the study of astronomical temperatures, from identifying elements to ...

The solar system has many more moons than the one we can see in the sky. But how many do we actually know about? And how many ...