This group of planets is also known as the ‘Jovian Planets’ after the Roman god Jupiter. Jupiter is roughly 11 times the diameter of Earth, Saturn nine times, and Uranus and Neptune about four times ...

The order of the planets in the solar system, starting nearest the sun and working outward is the following: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and then the possible ...

On four occasions every 700 years, the planets align in a particular way. No, we aren’t taking to horoscopy all of a sudden. This rare planetary configuration that takes place once in every 175 ...

Take the chance in September to get outside and gaze at planets. Neptune is in full opposition this month, and while Saturn's full opposition happened earlier this month, it's still visible if you ...

What it is: One of the final photographs of Neptune taken by NASA's Voyager 2 probe Where it is: 2.8 billion miles (4.5 billion kilometers) from the sun When it was taken: Aug. 25, 1989 When it was ...

Video describing the Arcanum mission concept. Credit: Conex Research YouTube Channel Given the different requirements to study both the planet and moon, Arcanum is split into three distinct parts ...

25, 1989, NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft took the first-ever close-up images of Neptune. This one — among the last full-disk photos taken before the probe ended its "Grand Tour" of the planets ...

revers_jr - stock.adobe.com A six-pack of planets will line up and light up the night sky this week, folks. On August 28th, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn will align for our ...

A total of five planets are going retrograde between May and September: Mercury, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto ... this time as we begin to face the facts. Learning to trust one’s intuition ...

On Aug. 28, an alignment of six planets will be visible, including Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune and Saturn. The recent super blue moon will also be visible in the sky after peaking on Aug.