Artist’s impression showing a view above the surface of one of the planets in the TRAPPIST-1 system. Credit: ESO/N. Bartmann/spaceengine.org Imagine standing on a world 40 light-years from Earth.

Astronomers have revealed new evidence that there are not just one but four tiny planets circling around Barnard’s Star, the second-nearest star system to Earth. The four planets, each only about 20 ...

Earth is our home planet, and it's the only place in the universe where we know for certain that life exists. Earth formed over 4.5 billion years ago from a swirling cloud of gas and dust squished ...

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Find out what's up in your night sky during January 2025 and how to see it in this Space.com stargazing guide. Looking for a telescope for the next night sky event? We recommend the Celestron ...

Remarkable views of Venus are available this month. The first two weeks of March provide a great opportunity to sight four bright naked-eye planets in the early evening sky. Low toward the west ...

Stargazers and space enthusiasts were treated to a rare event on Friday, February 28, for the second time this year. A “rare planetary parade”, with seven planets aligning in a single line ...

HOUSTON — Stargazers will have a special treat this weekend with a planetary parade of seven planets. If the weather cooperates, you should be able to see some of them without any fancy equipment.

Seven planets are aligning in the night sky this week, creating a brief chance to see a "planetary parade." Worldwide, the best day to see the alignment is today, Feb. 28. Mercury, Venus, Mars ...

Seven planets will be briefly “visible” in the evening sky Friday night, but the best chance to see as many as four planets with the naked eye — Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, and Mars — will be ...

This rare astrology event of 2025 likely won’t happen again for at least 15 years. But what does this mean for the zodiac signs? Read here to find the impact. “The stars are aligning” is a ...