Saturn will enter opposition on Sept. 7 and 8, orbiting on the opposite side of Earth as the sun. Here's everything you need ...

Earth to Mars are 8 planets, varying in distance from the Sun, Mercury the closest at 58 million km, while Neptune lies ...

Astronomers have found evidence of a process that supports an alternative, more rapid approach to planetary formation, more ...

Some stars may have 8, others may have none. What is (and isn't) a planet? The IAU defines a true planet as a body that circles the sun without being some other object's satellite; is large enough ...

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun but surprisingly ... including oxygen – and there's even some iron in there too. Light from the Sun reaches the Earth in just 8 minutes! Remember – don't ever ...

Watch this video to find out more about the Earth, planets in our Solar System and other planets far off in outer space. From up here on the International Space Station I get a great view of Earth.

Ironically, the most difficult planet to sight this month ... best lenses for astrophotography. The sun arrives at the September equinox on Sept. 22 at 8:44 a.m. EDT (1244 GMT), heading south ...

In 1846, Neptune, the fourth of the giant planets beyond the asteroid belt, was discovered—thirty times farther from the Sun than our Earth. With 8 planets now known, the thoughts of astronomers ...

Saturn reaches its annual opposition on September 7-8, 2024, offering the best views of the ringed planet for amateur ...

As the Earth passes between the sun and the moon, a fleeting shadow will be cast on the planet's only natural satellite on ...

When the moon blocks the sun for a few minutes on April ... it’s an indescribably beautiful sight. The "Planet Parade" during totality on April 8, 2024. Venus will be visible to the naked ...

(Without gear, the planet looks like a very bright star ... it will be in the opposite part of the sky as the setting Sun. On Sept. 7 and 8, Saturn will appear in the constellation Aquarius.