While the planets are technically always "aligned" along the same plane in our sky, seeing so many at once is a special ...

January started out with a meteor shower and now has a planetary alignment in store. Here's what you'll be able to see and ...

For much of January and February, you have the chance to see six planets in our solar system after dark, although two — Uranus and Neptune — will be hard to see without a telescope or high-powered ...

Skywatchers can spot Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars in the night sky with the naked eye, but two other planets might need a ...

The best viewing for January's planetary parade is about 90 minutes after sunset, in as dark and clear a spot as you can find. Use binoculars or a telescope for an even better look. The alignment will ...

GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) - Brad Spakowitz covers a lot of territory in today’s 3 BRILLIANT MINUTES, from garbage dumps here on ...

Sky watchers are in for a treat this month as the stars align to give amateurs a shot to see six planets at once.

Planets with suns like Wolf 359 are subject to huge blasts of radiation that raise questions about their long-term habitability.

You're running out of time to see January's planetary conjunction. Head outside and look up so you don't miss this cosmic show.

Venus, Saturn, Jupiter and Mars will appear to line up and be bright enough to see without a telescope or binoculars — and ...

Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, two teams of astronomers—centered at Penn State and MIT—independently announced new discoveries about an extreme form of planetary destruction: apparently ...

The so-called 'planetesimal belts' are filled with tiny millimeter-sized particles created by collisions between comets.