Gary Coleman, the beloved star of the hit show Diff’rent Strokes, was no stranger to making bold moves both on and off the screen. In 2008, Coleman made headlines for a rather unique reason—he ...

Saturn’s iconic rings will briefly vanish from view, a rare astronomical event caused by a quirk of planetary alignment. As ...

You thought Saturn's 146 moons were impressive? Think again. The ringed planet's moon count has nearly doubled with the ...

Starting Friday, Feb. 28, an unusual "planet parade" will be visible in the night sky. USA TODAY explains that seven planets will be in alignment on Feb. 28 when Mercury joins Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, ...

Saturn just solidified its title as ‘moon king’ with an updated tally of 274 satellites orbiting the gas giant. The ...

The discovery points to what astronomers have thought for decades, that Saturn's rings were caused by a massive collision ...

Two planets, one rocky world close to the sun and one gas giant, are about to appear close to each other in the night sky in a small planetary conjunction next week. Mercury and Saturn are ...

The four-planet lineup that began in January concludes by mid- to late February, as Saturn sinks increasingly lower in the sky each night after sunset, according to NASA. While Mercury will briefly ...

Five planets are visible to the naked eye, according to NASA: Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. Mars will appear reddish and high in the sky, near the Gemini constellation, Star Walk said.

The last time a planetary alignment, or "planet parade," occurred was in January, when four bright planets and two faint planets were visible in the night sky. Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars ...

Saturn and Neptune will have drifted too close to the sun to be readily visible with Venus not far behind, leaving Jupiter, Mars and Uranus to populate the night sky until the next parade begins.

A 7-planet alignment will be visible in Michigan skies on Friday. Here's what to know and how to see the planetary alignment.