The number of planets that orbit the sun depends on what you mean by “planet,” and that’s not so easy to define ...

There are eight planets in the solar system, and each travels on its own ... Interestingly, despite being farther from the sun, Venus is actually hotter than Mercury. This is because Venus does ...

Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six- and seven-planet "alignments" in February. A planetary alignment, or a "planet ...

Mars, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn should be visible to the naked eye, but with a telescope you can spot Neptune and Uranus.

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

Planets Venus (top ... of our solar system. Each planet orbits the Sun at vastly different distances—Mercury sits about 36 million miles, while Neptune is at a stately 2.8 billion miles ...

HELENA — The planets are aligned. Six planets, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, Venus and Saturn can be seen in the night sky.

So far stargazers have been able to see Saturn, Venus ... solar system. Each planet orbits the Sun at vastly different distances—Mercury sits about 36 million miles, while Neptune is at a ...