There are eight planets in the solar system ... miles (58 million kilometers), from our star, on average. For comparison, Earth is 1 AU from the sun, and Neptune is a whopping 30 AU from our ...

Prepare for an unforgettable 'parade of planets' as 7 planets will align in a rare celestial event on Feb. 28, for the last ...

Venus will plummet dramatically toward its inferior conjunction on March 22, when it passes 8.4 degrees north of the sun ... to check out our best telescopes for viewing planets guide and our ...

These planetary hangouts happen when several planets appear to line up in the night sky at once. They're not in a straight ...

Saturn, the sixth planet from the Sun, is one of the most breathtaking sights in our solar system. With stunning visuals captured by the Cassini probe, explore this gas giant in incredible 4K ...

The planets in our solar system orbit the sun in more ... the planets always appear somewhere along that line, the same one the sun and moon follow, if not a ruler-straight one.

All of our solar system’s planets are lining up to parade through the night sky at once. This extraordinary celestial event will see the sky scattered with seven visible planets in what is known ...

Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus could be visible, but not all can be seen by the naked eye.

Instead, the planets follow a single line known as the ecliptic, thus appearing to all pass through the same part of the sky along with the sun. Throughout the second week of February, six planets ...