Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

The planets are not exactly lined up ... "These are huge alignments across the scale of the universe," says Christiansen. They are used by telescopes such as the James Webb Space Telescope ...

Another finding was how dramatically the planets varied in brightness over just three years. The team discovered that PDS 70 ...

A visible line of planets has for weeks been the talk of astronomers and hobbyist stargazers who have sought to catch a sight of our solar system's worlds. Online chatter and a frenzy of media ...

Seven planets are aligning in the night sky this week, creating a brief chance to see a "planetary parade." Worldwide, the best day to see the alignment is today, Feb. 28. Mercury, Venus ...

Not that it was a competition, but Saturn surpassed Jupiter in known moons a few years ago. Now the giant planet may never ...

According to Gerard van Belle, director of science at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, an alignment of seven planets is neither mystical nor particularly rare. “On the scale of supermoon to death ...

It's not too late to see the planet parade. Stargazers will be able to see four or five planets in the night sky with their naked eye this month. A rare seven-planet alignment will reportedly be ...

We’ve heard of stars aligning—but what happens when the same goes for planets? That’s right, on Feb. 28, seven planets will align in extraordinary fashion: Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn ...