Mercury, the planet of communication and thought, began its retrograde in Sagittarius on November 9, spotlighting truth, ...

Nearly 2½ centuries ago, in December 1781, musical composer and amateur astronomer William Herschel was scanning his telescope through the skies over ...

In ancient times, there were only five major planets, not including Earth. The classical planets are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, which were observed by many civilizations around the ...

Let’s get it out of the way now. Any comments that might come to mind when you hear the name of the seventh planet from the sun pronounced a certain way—keep them to yourself. No giggles. Absolutely ...

In ancient times, there were only five major planets, not including Earth. The classical planets are Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn, which were observed by many civilizations around the ...

Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun – The Sideways Planet, known for its chuckling name, this gas giant hanging out in the depths of the solar system has garnered intrigue from skywatchers and ...

Uranus is the only planet that rotates sideways with a 98-degree tilt. Learn why Uranus spins this way, how its seasons last ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NewsNation) — Stargazers have a chance to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. It’s official—NASA is being sent to orbit the seventh planet ...