Lars von Trier’s 2011 sci-fi drama Melancholia (streaming now on Peacock) is two stories at once. On one hand, it is about the very personal struggle inherent in being a person; how we balance our ...

Look low in the west-northwest after sunset in late May, and you can watch Venus, Jupiter, and Mercury pirouetting through the tightest gathering of three naked-eye planets that the world will see ...

If you’d like to see all the planets of our solar system, this is a good week to do so. Step outside at dusk and you’ll notice the most obvious of planets in the southwestern sky. I’m referring, of ...

Sub-Neptune planets that dance in time with the rest of their planetary systems are less dense than those that don't, planetary scientists have found. Depending on the techniques used for these ...

Recent simulations and research have unveiled a fascinating new insight into the history of the solar system’s terrestrial planets. For years, scientists speculated about how the rocky planets—Earth, ...

Hundreds of extrasolar planets have been found over the past decade and a half, most of them solitary worlds orbiting their parent star in seeming isolation. With further observation, however, one in ...

It's prom season -- for the planets. Every couple of years, give or take, planets get together in the night sky in such a way that they seem to be aligned with each other. They seem to be, really -- ...

Look up at the sky this week and you'll see Mars and Jupiter in a tight lineup not seen for years. On Wednesday, the two planets will be at their closest proximity to each other from Earth's ...

January 25 marks a rare cosmic event when the planets align in a way that brings intense energy to the universe. When the stars line up, it’s more than just a visual treat for the sky-watchers—it's an ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. We've ...

Fifteen years ago, astronomers captured the first direct image of a multi-planetary system around a normal star. Now, these same planets are starring in their own video. The new time-lapse shows four ...