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

Stock illustration of all the solar system's planets. Mars, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will be visible all at once this month. Stock illustration of all the solar system's planets.

NASA artist’s conception of a brown dwarf (main) and stock image of the planets in the solar system (inset). An object between 2 and 50 times the mass of Jupiter may have flown through our ...

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

NASA's Juno spacecraft has discovered a giant volcanic hot spot on the surface of Jupiter's hellish moon Io. The eruptions in ...

An interstellar visitor may have warped the solar system billions of years ago, a new study has claimed. Scientists suggested the enormous object disrupted the orbits of Jupiter, Saturn ...

Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, signifies growth, luck, and higher learning in astrology. Its placement in a natal chart points to areas of life laden with abundance and opportunity.

An object eight times the mass of Jupiter may have swooped around the sun, coming superclose to Mars' present-day orbit before shoving four of the solar system's planets onto a different course.

But it won't be a star that will be keeping the moon company on this early winter's evening, but the largest planet in the solar system: Jupiter. At mid-twilight, roughly 45 minutes after sundown ...

How do hot Jupiters become cosmic loners? Hot Jupiters are gas giants with masses often many times that of the Jupiter in our solar system. They also orbit incredibly close to their host star ...

Planetary alignments aren't rare, but they can be when they involve six of the eight planets in our solar system. Look for a planetary parade that includes Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune ...

In the depth of winter, a sweeping view of our solar system will glow in the night sky. In total six planets will be visible, four of them to the naked eye - Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.VIDEO ...