Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

High radiation during a time of frenzied star formation in the Milky Way left one stellar population with few chances to form planets, a study reports.

At just over 20,000 mph, experts say they're the fastest of their kind on any known planet. Find out more here.

Our vast expanse of outer space provides endless star, moon, and planet gazing opportunities that truly define the term ‘otherworldly beauty’. Accessible to anyone the world over, witnessing ...

The record-breaking winds are circling the nearby "puffy" exoplanet WASP-127b, and are traveling six times faster than the ...

Venus, Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus — are likely to align in the night sky by the end of January, according to ...

In Earth's upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 275 miles (442 km) ...

"Uranus and Neptune, two very distant ice giant planets out in our solar system, are also there in the sky," Dyches said.

Because planets always appear in a line, the alignment isn't anything out of the norm. What's less common is seeing so many bright planets at once.

In Earth’s upper atmosphere, a fast-moving band of air called the jet stream blows with winds of more than 442kph, but they ...

The night sky is putting on a celestial show with a dazzling "planetary parade" featuring six major planets and a bonus comet ...