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Six planets line up for rare parade throughout February

Celestial spectacle will be at its most impressive on 28 February, when Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune will align across the sky

The Guardian - AU · Feb 10

James Webb telescope captures direct images of Saturn-sized exoplanet

TWA 7b is 110 light years away and by far the smallest-mass planet to be observed by direct imagery

The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2025

Wispy comet photobombs 'rare' planetary parade above Chile's Atacama Desert (photos)

The moon, the Milky Way, Saturn, Venus, Jupiter Mars, Neptune, Uranus and comet C/2024 G3 are all visible at once in breathtaking new photos from the European Southern Observatory.

Space · Mar 12, 2025

What are meteorites? I visit and study the craters they've left across our planet

Tens of thousands of asteroids – that we know of – are roaming our solar system. These are building blocks made up of metal, silicates, and ice left over from the beginning of time when the planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) and their moons were…

The Conversation · Jun 4, 2023

Christmas night sky 2024: Venus, Saturn and Jupiter visit for the holidays tonight

The Christmas evening sky is especially rewarding now. The eastern sky is filled with brilliant stars, a sort of a celestial Christmas tree.

Space · Dec 23, 2022

What the Voyager space probes can teach humanity about immortality and legacy as they sail through space for trillions of years

Voyager 1 is the farthest human-made object from Earth. After sweeping by Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune, it is now almost 15 billion miles (24 billion kilometers) from Earth in interstellar space. Both Voyager 1 and its twin, Voyager 2, carry little pieces of humanity in the form of their…

The Conversation · May 25, 2022

Ancient book about aliens shows that humans believed they were around 300 YEARS ago

A book published more than 300 years ago by a Dutch scientist has proven that the people of the past believed in alien life and question whether humans are alone in the universe

Daily Mirror · May 21, 2022

Dwarf Planet Ceres Was Formed In Coldest Zone Of Solar System And Thrust Into Asteroid Belt

NASA has uncovered the mystery of Ceres, a dwarf planet between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. 

Zenger · May 20, 2022

What's it like to be on Venus or Pluto? We studied their sand dunes and found some clues

What is it like to be on the surface of Mars or Venus? Or even further afield, such as on Pluto, or Saturn’s moon Titan?

The Conversation · May 19, 2022

Uranus is a very weird planet. Here's why astronomers want to send a probe to it

Of all our planets, Uranus has had a tough time in the reputation stakes over the years. But here's why it really is the "God of the Sky".

ABC News · Apr 30, 2022