Here, we present a schedule below which provides some of the best planet viewing times as well directing you as to where to look to see them. Be sure to check out our best telescopes for viewing ...

From volcanic terrains to vast deserts, our planet is filled with extraordinary destinations that make you feel like you've stepped onto another planet. No spacecraft required — just a passport ...

Read on to learn more about them. Venus, the Morning Star: Venus, the hottest planet in our solar system despite not being the closest to the sun, is so primarily due to its thick, carbon dioxide ...

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A "super-Earth" planet found outside of our solar system could have conditions suitable for life, according to experts at the University of Oxford. Researchers said the planet has a mass six times ...

All of Earth’s creatures have the potential to slowly fossilize, making them discoverable after millions of years to be studied and entered into the annals of science. That includes those that ...

Paleontologist Jesper Milan hailed the discovery as "truly an unusual find," adding it helped explain the relationships in the prehistoric ... that crashed into the planet about 65 million years ...

For a few brief evenings around February 28, every planet in our solar system will be visible at once, with Mercury making a cameo in the planetary parade which is running all this month and next.

Thieves used explosives to break into a museum in the Netherlands and steal several Romanian prehistoric artefacts, including a 2,500-year-old gold helmet. They blasted open a door at the Drents ...

A rare alignment of six planets—Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune—will be visible to stargazers on 25 January. This planetary parade offers a unique opportunity for skywatchers to ...

BUCHAREST - Romanian artefacts, including a 2,500-year-old gold helmet, were stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands early on Saturday, the museum said. The Geto-Dacian artefacts belonged ...

Six planets aligning in a rare celestial event to be best visible today. The best time to view is 45 minutes post-sunset. In a rare celestial event, six planets - Venur, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn ...