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Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of years ago.

ESO, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere

Astronomers have discovered a rare in-sync solar system with six planets moving like a grand cosmic orchestra, untouched by outside forces since their birth billions of years...

In rare find, astronomers identify a planetary sextuplet where six members of the system circle their star in a harmonious pattern with orbital periods that occur in simple, whole-number ratios

ESO, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere

A model of the Mariner-C spacecraft seems to float in the darkness of space in this photo from a June 1964 Conference on New Technology at NASA’s Glenn

Each Monday, I pick out the northern hemispheres celestial highlights (mid-northern latitudes) for the week ahead.

ESO, European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere

Ever seen the northern lights? You have a magnetic layer in Earth’s atmosphere to thank for those beautiful displays. But the magnetosphere does a lot more than create auroras.

Need a full-moon rise in your life? You'll get that and the Pleiades, too this weekend.