Starting at 12:30 p.m. ET (1730 GMT) on Saturday (Jan. 25), astrophysicist Gianluca Masi of the Virtual Telescope Project will stream live telescope views of all six of the planets in marching order.

A new study rewrites the story of human evolution, suggesting that intelligent life is not rare but a natural planetary ...

The four planet-strong "planet parade" currently visible to the naked eye in the night sky for a short time after sunset will ...

Mercury takes only 88 Earth days to orbit the sun.

To solve that problem, a team of German researchers at the Technical University in Berlin figured that, instead of having a ...

Could humans survive on other planets? What would it take to live on Mars, Venus, or even a moon like Titan? From low gravity to toxic atmospheres, every planet presents a unique challenge. Watch as ...

However, whatever planets are visible and always seen along the ecliptic are always in some sort of a line. Jamie Carter is a freelance journalist and regular Live Science contributor based in ...

Here's everything you need to know about the stunning parade of planets lighting up the night sky this winter. A six-pack of planets will line up and light up the night sky this month, folks.

On any given night, it's likely that knowledgeable stargazers will be able to spot at least one bright planet shining in the night sky. Because they don't happen every year, such cosmic displays ...