Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

February will be an awe-inspiring month for astronomy enthusiasts who will be able to the see the solar system's planets ...

Scientists believe that two asteroids might be fragments of long-lost "planetary embryos" from the early solar system.

The formation of our solar system from a singular nebula raises an intriguing question: why did each planet develop with a ...

Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

New research shows that star activity can distort exoplanet measurements, affecting size, temperature, and atmosphere ...

Each planet in our solar system is given a unique, humorous catchphrase that reflects its personality and role. From ...

While the composition of gas and dust in a molecular cloud is fairly uniform, everything changes once a star begins to form.

Most of the information we have about planets beyond our solar system (exoplanets) comes from looking at dips in starlight as these planets pass in front of their host star. This technique can ...

People will be able to see a rare sight at the end of this month when all seven other planets in our solar system line up in the night sky. For the last few weeks six of the planets have been ...