The Oort cloud is a shell of icy objects that forms the very outskirts of our Solar System. Recently, a group of researchers ...

This week presents a celestial spectacle for Scots as seven of the eight planets in our solar system will align ...

For a few evenings around 28 February, every planet in the solar system will be visible in the night sky thanks to a rare ...

How big would our Solar System be if the Sun was an eleven-inch football/soccer ball? Alex and Jonathan set out to find the ...

Here are three myths about the appearance of the planets in the night sky — and how to set your expectations to get the most ...

Rayme Traub, a Sherrard native and NASA engineer, helped design the Europa Clipper probe. On Saturday, the probe will undergo ...

Observers could see up to seven planets line up in the sky after sunset on Friday, but you may need a telescope to see them ...

This phenomenon known as a "planet parade," will feature Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all ...

Stargazers are in for a treat this week as a planetary parade is set to take place - just a month after the last planetary spectacle.

The idea of diamond rain is exciting, but it also helps scientists understand the chemistry of planets. If diamonds can form ...

Most of these planets can be seen with the naked eye on a clear night, with the exception of Uranus and Neptune, the planets ...