On February 28th, 2025, a rare planetary alignment will grace skies worldwide. Discover where to witness this wonder.

Barnard’s Star has fascinated astronomers for decades. At just six light-years away, it is the second-closest single star to ...

Consequently, even though it is one of the closest stars to Earth, such that its light takes only six years to get here, it ...

Astronomers have discovered nearly 6,000 planets beyond our own solar system. Here's how — and how we'll find even more.

Seven planets are aligning in the night sky and will be visible Friday, February 28. The alignment, also called a "planet parade," happens when planets' orbits around the sun cause them to appear ...

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard’s Star, the ...

With a sun more than 4.5 billion years old, our solar system is considered "middle-aged," and the pictures of what it might ...

The shape of a planet's orbit is one of its fundamental properties, along with its size and distance from its host star.

A visible line of planets has for weeks been the talk of astronomers and hobbyist stargazers who have sought to catch a sight of our solar system's worlds. Online chatter and a frenzy of media ...

Here’s what you need to know and how you can watch. Planetary alignment is when several planets gather closely on one side of the sun simultaneously, according to Starwalk.space.