This weekend, six planets are set to share the sky in a rare “planet parade,” giving stargazers a short but magical window to ...

From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. And one of the highlights of the month? The impending meet-up of Jupiter and ...

Venus looks like Earth’s twin at first glance, yet its rotation behaves like a cosmic prank. The planet spins backward, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From meteor showers to visible nebulas, August is primed to be an action-packed month for stargazers in the United States. And one ...

Light pollution won't significantly hinder viewing, but clouds can be problematic, so clear skies are essential.

With a lot of talk about space recently, have you ever wondered which are the hottest planets in the solar system? You'd think the closer you are to the sun, the hotter they must be. Now that's mostly ...

Auroras are not just on Earth. NASA has detected glowing northern and southern lights on Jupiter, Saturn, Mars and other ...

Jupiter, king of our solar system’s planets, continues to dominate the night sky in February. Lying inside the zodiac ...