ASTRONOMERS may have just found the fastest exoplanet system in the galaxy – a super-Neptune world orbiting a hypervelocity ...

Stargazers will be treated to a dazzling six-planet "alignment" this January.

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

Stargazers will be treated to a rare seven-planet alignment in February. This is what scientists hope to learn.

February brings a rare planetary parade, with five bright planets in clear view and a special alignment of Mercury and Saturn ...

Just after sunset tonight, look to the southern sky ... Venus for the other two participants. Six planets line up on January 21, with Uranus and Neptune visible only with binoculars or a telescope.

Neptune and Uranus are trickier. Uranus will require binoculars and Neptune will require a telescope, per EarthSky. How can I tell if I'm looking at a planet or a star? There are a few distinctions.

Claims of a "rare planetary alignment" are misleading; it's just visible planets. A true "golden conjunction" occurs on Sept. 8, 2040.