We're hurtling toward a new era of mega-rockets with enough power to send colonists to the red planet, but should we?

one that no other planet in our Solar System can currently match. Will Humans Ever Live on Another Planet ? If we look at the planets in our Solar System—Mercury to Neptune—none offer the ...

A six-planet alignment or parade will form an arc in the early night sky, peaking in it's visibility Jan. 17-18. We let you ...

Stargazers will be treated to a rare alignment of seven planets on 28 February when Mercury joins six other planets that are already visible in the night sky. Here's why it matters to scientists.

Six planets will be in alignment this weekend, with four of them shining bright in one sweeping view. What to know about the ...

Can humans even live on Mars? In a perfect universe, we would change Mars to be more like Earth. However, the technology necessary to terraform another planet is even more science-fiction than ...

The eight planets travel around the Sun at different speeds. These lines show us the paths they take which we call orbits. On a clear night from Earth we can sometimes see the five planets which ...

A rare parade of planets will light up the night sky throughout January. Six planets will be in alignment for the rest of the ...

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

You can spot four of these planets with your naked eyes; however, two of them—Uranus and Neptune—require a good pair of high-powered binoculars or a backyard telescope. Exactly where in the ...

NASA has stated that Mars’ unusual proximity this month improves its visibility from Earth, providing a rare treat for ...