Harvard and Smithsonian (CfA), and its Submillimeter Array (SMA), were critical for identifying a cache of belts surrounding other stars beyond the sun where comets may reside. Regions around 74 stars ...

Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in February.

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

Four planets will be widely visible to the naked eye through part of February, but calling them a 'planetary alignment' may not be the full picture.

The Einstein ring, formed as light from a distant galaxy bends to glow around another object in the foreground, could help ...

Five of the brightest planets Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, can be seen even from urban areas with mild ...

At the end of February we will be able to see all of the planets all in a line in our Minnesota night sky! Here's when and ...

A rare astronomical event will see seven planets align in the night sky on 28 February, marking the last such occurrence for ...

"The whole month of January is a great time to see the planets," EarthSky astronomer John Goss shared in a video on the platform. Here's what the planetary alignment is, and what it means for your ...