Spectacular astronomical event sees all eight plants only 1.5 degrees apart Wednesday and will reach conjunction, their closest point, on Thursday night

David Dayag, a self-taught astronomer, is getting attention for his time-lapse photos, showing the fire and fury at the center of the solar system as if it were next door

A previously flagged potentially hazardous encounter in 2068 has now been ruled out as dangerous

Telescopes examining Earth's neighbor identify chemical signature of phosphine, a gas that on our planet is only associated with life, but scientists urge caution