A planet parade is basically the nickname given when the planets in our solar system appear to line up in a roughly straight line from the Earth’s perspective. Just after sunset on 28 February, six of ...

How perfect is the planet Earth? First of all, Earth is not perfect. But it is extraordinarily, improbably well-suited for ...

A new sunspot group has quickly grown and is spewing out the most intense type of solar flare. Effects on Earth are forecast ...

Over the past 24 hours, the sun has been especially active, unleashing a rapid-fire series of powerful solar flares, increasing the potential for auroras as early as Thursday, Feb. 5. Here's ...

Mercury, Venus, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Jupiter will appear together shortly after sunset on Feb. 28 — but is this the ...

Ancient volcanic rocks reveal how two giant hot regions beneath Africa and the Pacific have shaped Earth's magnetic shield.

From dazzling eclipses to rare planetary meet‑ups, the night sky is full of events worth looking up for. Hunt for the various ...

For centuries, Jupiter has looked like a planet of surfaces: swirling bands, violent storms and the famous red oval that dominates its face. Only in the last few years have scientists begun to see ...

Researchers at the Royal Astronomical Society have identified what they believe is the only known photograph of Richard ...

Learn about the latest model of Jupiter's deep atmosphere that reveals how much oxygen the planet contains.

If you live in the United States, mark your calendars for Tuesday, March 3. That's when a total lunar eclipse will occur above the contiguous states, although the farther west you are, the more of it ...

NASA has announced the discovery of an Earth-like planet orbiting a Sun-like star that shares several other similarities with ...