“There are three instances (all realizations about the sky before I was 12): First was when as a child, enthralled with the rockets of the space program, I realized that Mercury astronauts Shepard, ...

Here’s what you should know when you go outside to see for yourself: Yes, the planets are indeed lined up across our sky. No, ...

After terminating its diversity programs, the space agency is reviewing whether several science committees are complying with ...

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

The space agency's planetary science analysis groups must pause while NASA checks if they comply with Trump's orders.

More than a decade of data about the particles zipping around our sun can solve mysteries from the behaviour of individual ...

Mercury joins the night sky to complete a 7-planet alignment just after sunset for the end of February. Saturn leaves our ...

NASA has shared details of what to look out for in the night sky this month, with the moon appearing alongside a parade of planets.

Mercury takes only 88 Earth days to orbit the sun.

On Feb. 24, from west to east, you can see Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, all spanning 117.5°, plus Earth under your feet—all eight known planets of our solar system!

A shortcut for New Yorkers to spot some of the planets is to look for them when they are near the moon. On Feb. 1, Venus will ...