A group of astronomers has found a solar system 116 light-years from Earth that seems to challenge current theories about how ...

Some parades occur when only three or four planets align in our sky, but the coming one on Feb. 28, 2026, is a bit more rare.

Your best bet to see the parade is to find a dark place with a clear view of the western horizon about 30 minutes after sunset. Many astronomers recommend using mobile apps like Stellarium or Star ...

The planets in our solar system are currently showing a special constellation. We explain what can be seen in the night sky.

Here’s hoping for clear skies this weekend, ...

If our Moon suddenly vanished, Earth would already face dramatic consequences. But replacing it with entire alien worlds ...

Astronomers have identified the most Earth like exoplanet yet, orbiting a sunlike star in the habitable zone 1,400 light years away. It is a snapshot of how far the search for life has come, and how ...

Webb maps Uranus’s upper atmosphere, revealing cooling temperatures, shifting auroras, and the effects of its tilted magnetic field.

If you think auroras on Earth are a strange and mesmerizing sight, that's nothing like what occurs on the perplexing world of ...

New research using the James Webb Space Telescope offers the most detailed portrait yet of how auroras form on Uranus.

Six planets will align in February as part of a rare planetary parade. Find out how and when you can see the event.