Non-mixing layers of water and hydrocarbons thousands of miles deep could explain the icy planets’ strange magnetic fields.

NASA has rekindled interest in Uranus and Neptune by revealing a ground-breaking discovery regarding the two ice giants. Scientists have discovered thousands of distinct objects in the furthest ...

Trans-Neptunian objects (TNOs) are icy bodies that vary widely in size, from large dwarf planets like Pluto and Eris—each ...

A planetary alignment, or a "planet parade" according to the internet, will grace our night sky just after dusk, according to ...

Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six-planet "alignment" this January.

February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...

On Tuesday evening (January 21), six planets will line up in the night's sky – Mars, Jupiter, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus. Best viewed in clear skies free of cloud, the individual ...

In a celestial event known as a great alignment the five planets will be discernible with the naked eye, but to see Neptune ...

Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune will align for our viewing pleasure — from now until mid-February. A planetary alignment goes down, up high, when more than two planets align ...

Six planets – Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune – are currently visible in the night sky. During just one night in late February, they will be joined by Mercury, a rare seven ...

Spotting one or two of the planets in our solar system is well worth a good skywatch, but seeing (almost) all of them in a ...

Like a celestial parade across the cosmos, five bright planets are lighting up the night sky and visible with the naked eye ...