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

Beyond the familiar planets lies a fascinating frontier filled with icy worlds, mysterious orbits, and cosmic curiosities.

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

But it’s not just looks. Rocky composition, general size, orbital behaviors—a lot of those qualities can be the same on both ...

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.

Imagine a civilization so advanced that it can harness the energy of an entire galaxy, manipulate gravity, and explore ...

In February 2025, a stunning planetary alignment–also known as the planet parade–allowed observers to see seven planets in the night sky simultaneously: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, ...

In recent years, JWST has revealed a fascinating class of never-before-seen objects, just hanging out in crowded, nebular ...

In a new study, researchers at Penn State and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory analyzed when and where human deep space ...

Skywatchers who saw the Venus-Jupiter conjunction saw the start of an upcoming "planet parade" in the eastern sky. Here's ...