Sure, they’re particles and rocks, but they’re still a fascinatingly long way from home. Alpha Centauri is the star system ...

In January 2025, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, ...

On the 95th anniversary of its discovery, Pluto remains one of the most beloved and enigmatic worlds in our solar system, ...

Astronomers have peered through the atmosphere of a planet beyond the Solar System, mapping its 3D structure for the first time. By combining all four telescope units of the European Southern ...

Saturn, Venus, Neptune, Uranus, Jupiter, Mars and Mercury will be visible in an uncommon planetary alignment this month.

Pluto may not be a planet any more, but you still have a chance to see the distant dwarf planet at one of Michigan's ...

“New Horizons shattered a major paradigm of planetary science,” says Alan Stern, the mission’s principal investigator. “Pluto ...

Whether Pluto is officially a planet is the least interesting thing about the runt of the solar system, astronomers will tell you 95 years after the discovery of the fascinating and sometimes ...

THE Moon is set to turn colourful shades of red, pink and even purple over the UK soon, as lunar disk goes through a partial eclipse. During the eclipse, which occurs in a matter of weeks, almost ...

For decades, we believed there were nine planets in our solar system—until Pluto was reclassified in 2006. But what if ...

Mercury is the most prone to divulging secrets, doing so swiftly and without discretion. Jupiter and Mars also struggle to ...

The solar system is portrayed as a dynamic, gossip-fueled family, with each planet offering snide comments about one another, ...