Recent advances in astronomical observations have found a significant number of extrasolar planets that can sustain surface water, and the search for extraterrestrial life on such planets is gaining ...

If you gaze upward tonight after sunset, you might catch the six-planet parade, with Mars, Jupiter, and Uranus in the southeastern sky and Venus, Saturn, and Neptune in the southwest. Mercury will ...

On Friday, Mercury will join Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune in the planetary alignment. However, not all ...

Scientists have determined exactly how Earth's orbit and tilt affect glaciation and deglaciation, based on the length of ...

Glacial cycles aren’t random; they follow a predictable rhythm dictated by Earth’s orbit. A study analyzing climate records ...

Earth's history is a roller-coaster of climate fluctuations, of relative warmth giving way to frozen periods of glaciation before rising up again to the more temperate climes we experience today.

This phenomenon, known as a "planet parade," will feature Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune all ...

You may recall that we had six planets in the sky at one time during the evenings in late January, but this time we will have ...

"We were quite surprised," Dones continued. "Spirals are seen in Saturn's rings, disks around young stars and galaxies. The ...

The planetary parade is back as astronomers and stargazers look to the sky in what could be a dazzling display. When can you watch it? What to know ...

Did you miss the last planetary alignment in January? Well, you're in luck. The next one is on Feb. 28 and is viewable from ...