The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

Baker said that there are other astronomical events that may be more interesting than the parade of planets. Baker said Mars ...

On Feb. 24, from west to east, you can see Mercury, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter and Mars, all spanning 117.5°, ...

Take advantage of a special 6-7 planet alignment from Earth's perspective. Planets 'line up' in the skies over California in ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon ... shown at 0h Universal Time. Credit: Astronomy: Roen Kelly The moonrise ...

This astronomical ... the moon. Opposition means that Mars is directly opposite the sun from Earth’s perspective, making it fully illuminated and ideal for viewing. Venus is another planet ...

Californians watching the sky in February have the chance to view a parade of planets and a snow moon. The planetary alignment that began in January will continue into February, according to ...

The WNYC science program “Radiolab” partnered with the International Astronomical ... A planet orbits around a star, and a moon orbits around a planet. Quasi-moons orbit the sun but are ...

Stargazers can also glimpse a full moon ... The astronomical alignment is technically called the ecliptic, which represents the plane of the solar system where planets orbit around the Sun ...