Two NASA spacecraft have teamed up to capture direct images of Uranus. The Hubble Space Telescope and the New Horizons Pluto probe formed a cool tag team to investigate the mysterious seventh planet ...

Venture to the outer edges of the solar system where decades-long missions push the limits of human engineering. From ...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and New Horizons missions have observed Uranus, providing different views from across the solar system, to help the study of exoplanets. Two of NASA'’s most famous ...

The summer season is wrapping up as September takes hold and introduces the fall equinox, but not before kicking off the month with a few notable planetary aspects for interested sky watchers. During ...

The word "retrograde” often can’t help but fuel panic that everyday life is about to get flipped upside down, but the truth of the matter is that planets are going retrograde all year long. And ...

The Outer planets have been vacillating indecisively, shifting in and out of new signs (Retrograding). However, the Outer ...

Pluto's days, though they drag on a bit at around 153 hours, are nothing compared to its years. Pluto's orbit takes 248 Earth ...

In several previous columns I have addressed the transiting “little triangle” involving the four outer planets: Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. This is a very rare alignment. One way to interpret a ...

The controversy endures over Pluto's true status, but the solar system underdog continues to capture hearts across the globe. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

The investigation shows what is needed to directly image more planets beyond the solar system. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.