Though the planets are always “aligned,” seeing more than four in the sky is more uncommon. February’s lineup is a chance to ...

The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

From a distance, the Ivanpah solar plant looks like a shimmering lake in the Mojave Desert. Up close, it’s a vast alien-like installation of hundreds of thousand of mirrors pointed at three towers, ...

The above 40-second video is sped-up footage of the new-found jets flashing briefly near the Sun’s south pole. In reality, ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

All of our solar system’s planets are lining up to parade through the night sky ... but it is fairly close. Read more This mind-blowing map shows Earth’s position within the vast universe ...

February will be an awe-inspiring month for astronomy enthusiasts who will be able to the see the solar system's planets ...

Reaching speeds up to 33,000 km/h, the winds make up the ... confirmed a new type of planet unlike anything found in the Solar System. This provides another piece of the puzzle to understand ...

All seven of the other planets in our solar system are about to become visible at once in a great planetary alignment – here’s how to spot the celestial show ...