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

Why don't the moons in our solar system have rings when the giant planets, the centaurs, and the trans-Neptunian objects have rings? This puzzle seemed counterintuitive to us, given that rings are ...

Canadian astronomers have taken an extraordinary step in understanding how planets are born, using the James Webb Space ...

Dr. Jane Huang's research on planet formation in harsh environments, particularly within the Sigma Orionis cluster, offers ...

An event called a "ring plane crossing" will occur between Saturn and Earth on March 23, 2025, when Saturn's rings will ...

Each planet in our solar system is given a unique, humorous catchphrase that reflects its personality and role. From ...

In a humorous take, the solar system is imagined with desi moms giving advice to their planetary children. From Mercury being ...

For the first time, astronomers have imaged dozens of belts around nearby stars where comets and tiny pebbles within them are ...

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

It is not often that all the planets in the Solar System other than ours are lined up across the night sky for us to see.

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 ...