Barnard's Star is a small, dim star of the type that astronomers call red dwarfs. Consequently, even though it is one of the ...

Last year, astronomers announced that a planet orbits Barnard’s star. Now, researchers have confirmed the existence of three more.

Science uses careful, organized observations and tests to construct theories that are recorded, passed on to others and built ...

"We have been waiting for 10 years to confirm that our finely tuned operations of the telescope would also allow us to access the inner planets. Now the results are in, and we can do interesting ...

According to Gerard van Belle, director of science at Lowell Observatory in Arizona, an alignment of seven planets is neither mystical nor particularly rare. “On the scale of supermoon to death ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Tx — Look up to skies this Friday after sunset for a rare sight! Seven other planets in our solar system will be visible in what's called a Parade of Planets. According to NASA ...

In the eyes of the general public, it typically means that we can see multiple planets at once. Interestingly, they'll always appear along the same arc in the night sky. That path is called the ...

Exciting new research suggests there are four miniature planets orbiting Barnard’s Star, each thought to be just 20 to 30% ...

How do rogue planetary-mass objects, celestial bodies that fall between planets and stars in size, come into existence? An international team of astronomers, including researchers from the University ...

Astro photographer Josh Dury, 27, of Somerset, England, managed the rare feat of capturing all of the planets in one photo during a recent alignment. Josh Dury / SWNS Everybody loves a parade.

For the first time, scientists have been able to map the atmosphere of WASP-121b - also known as Tylos - in 3D and what they found sounds like something out of science fiction. The planet is 900 ...

In the eyes of the general public, it typically means that we can see multiple planets at once. Interestingly, they'll always appear along the same arc in the night sky. That path is called the ...