Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

Launched in 1990, the Hubble Space Telescope is a joint ESA/NASA project. It has become one of the most important science ...

Five of the brightest planets will be visible to the naked eye. With help, you may even spot Uranus and Neptune.

The 'hot Neptune' planet, named LTT 9779b, is so scorching that its atmosphere should have evaporated, according to ...

To see the whole shebang, you’ll need a pretty unobstructed view of the horizon in an area with relatively little light ...

The current exoplanet census contains 5,832 confirmed candidates, with more than 7,500 still awaiting confirmation. Of those that have been confirmed, most have been gas giants ranging from ...

If you missed seeing the alignment of six planets in the sky in January, don't worry. Another one is coming up in February.

NASA has been monitoring a never-before-seen planet in its solar system, which is eight times the size of Earth. The ...

This week sees a special stargazing event, as as up to six planets will be visible in a line in the night sky.

A French astrophotographer has captured a stunning photo of Venus and the moon shining above the Eiffel Tower in Paris, ...

Mercury joins the night sky to complete a seven-planet alignment just after sunset for the end of February. Saturn leaves our ...

In a celestial event known as a great alignment the five planets will be discernible with the naked eye, but to see Neptune ...