In a cosmic coincidence, Venus — the planet named for the Roman goddess of love — will be at its brightest and best on ...

Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in ...

Five of the brightest planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, can be seen even from urban areas with mild ...

If the solar system held a poetry slam, each planet would present its unique poetic style. Mercury delivers rapid-fire verses ...

Four planets will be widely visible to the naked eye through part of February, but calling them a 'planetary alignment' may ...

The US wants to put a flag on Mars. But there’s a risk it could carry unwanted stowaways that might compromise future ...

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This week’s Snow Moon, the second full moon of the winter, will appear appropriately colored in red and orange for the ...

This month's full moon, also known as the snow moon, will shine just a few days before Valentine's Day. Venus, named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty, is currently at its brightest for the ...

A star system has been discovered to be moving at an estimated 1.2 million miles per hour, making it possibly the fastest moving solar system in our galaxy.

These are known as hypervelocity stars, with some moving faster than the escape velocity of the Milky Way of around 600 kilometers (373 miles) per second. There is another star that is almost as ...

There will also be two total lunar eclipses that occur during the March and September full moon events. A lunar eclipse, ...