Mercury will station retrograde in Pisces on Feb. 26, but the "retroshade" begins on Feb. 11. Here's what this means for you, according to.

Stargazers, get ready for a celestial show! A planetary alignment featuring six planets will be visible in late February and ...

A distant star has just been caught in the act of destroying one of its own worlds, a violent finale astronomers have long ...

Every once in a while, the mechanics of our solar system grant Earth and its residents a better-than-average view, as is the ...

Explore the solar system from Mercury to Pluto and discover the extraordinary differences in orbital speed, year length, and ...

Mercury reaches its peak evening visibility this February, offering Northern Hemisphere observers a longer post-sunset viewing window, higher altitude and a crescent moon reference.

If you love planets, this is the month for you! At the start of February, Jupiter is the most brilliant planet on view, high ...

Mercury, Venus, and Saturn put on an early-evening display in the west, while Jupiter dominates the rest of the night.

February starts with a subtle surprise just after sunset Feb. 2. Jupiter is blazing away about one-third of the way to the ...

BepiColombo is slowly uncovering more and more fun facts about Mercury as it continues its preliminary mission. One of the more interesting things found so far is a magnetic "chorus" that appears ...

Jupiter is not just the biggest planet by far, but is also the most unique one in several aspects. NASA has informed that the planet was created out of the little remains of dust and gas after the Sun ...

The morning sky brings a lovely scene as the crescent Moon joins bright Mercury in the southeast before sunrise. The pair stands 10° apart in the predawn sky, about 9° above the horizon by 6:45 A.M.