Sky This Week is brought to you in part by Celestron. Friday3This dark, moonless Friday the 13th evening is the perfect time ...

A planetary system 116 light-years from Earth has a peculiar pattern. It could flip the script on how planets form, ...

Their observations of a faint, cool M-dwarf star called LHS 1903 revealed a system with a rocky world at its outer edge. LHS 1903 is an ancient star, around seven billion years old, and only has about ...

A rocky exoplanet in the LHS 1903 system defies planet formation models, hinting that gravitational upheaval reshaped the red dwarf’s four worlds.

A rare astronomical phenomenon will take place Saturday, Feb. 28, and Birmingham will have a great view. A “planetary parade” happens when six planets appear in a loose alignment shortly after sunset, ...

Scientists hope to probe the nature of general relativity through a possible pulsar found in the center of the Milky Way, ...

Recent research suggests that Saturn's bright rings and its largest moon, Titan, may have both originated in collisions among its moons. While Cassini's 13-year mission expanded our understanding of ...

A distant star system with four super-sized gas giants has revealed a surprise. Thanks to JWST’s powerful vision, astronomers detected sulfur in their atmospheres — a chemical clue that they formed ...

One of the longest stellar dimming events ever observed was likely caused by the gigantic saucer-like rings of either an ...

Gas giants are large planets mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen. Although these planets have dense cores, they don't ...

Explore the notable celestial events this week, including Moon phases, planetary positions, and star formations, with detailed viewing times and locations based on Sky & Telescope reports.

Jupiter, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus, and Venus—will appear in the sky together in a special planet parade on Feb. 28.