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

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 ...

And being so close to the sun, it will be difficult to see. With eight planets in our solar system, they all have some very interesting traits. Here's a quick look at the planets aligning on this ...

Mercury will join them in late February. NASA / JPL-Caltech The eight planets in our solar system all orbit the sun in roughly the same flat plane, known as the ecliptic—but they move at ...

This may explain the strange properties of the orbits of our solar system's planets, which are not quite ... most likely scenario involved an object eight times the mass of Jupiter zipping nearly ...

An object eight times the mass ... onto a different course. A planet-size object that possibly once visited the solar system may have permanently changed our cosmic neighborhood by warping the ...

Jan. 15, 2025 — New observational data and simulation models have confirmed a new type of planet ... could reshape our understanding of the Earth-Moon system and the broader solar system.

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, is a gas giant known for its swirling storms, iconic Great Red Spot, strong ...

Aimed at the nearby star PDS 70, the James Webb Space Telescope is watching newborn planets take shape before our eyes in ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

Keep your eyes on the sky. Six planets in our solar system are coming into alignment and will be visible from Earth. AccuWeather says Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars will be ...

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 tough to see without a telescope or high ...