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"We reference the planets as symbols to better understand our lives," PEOPLE's resident astrologer Kyle Thomas says Getty We're all affected by the planets in our solar system. Astrologically speaking ...

All of our solar system’s planets are lining up to parade through the night sky at once. This extraordinary celestial event will see the sky scattered with seven visible planets in what is known as a ...

It was almost 100 years ago that Clyde W. Tombaugh discovered Pluto. That was the last planet found until 1992, when humans found another one. But this new planet wasn't in our solar system—it was ...

You may be familiar with the notorious Mercury retrograde, but Mercury is not the only planet to go through this stress-inducing phase. In 2025, eight planets will retrograde at various times ...

All of our solar system’s planets are lining up in the night sky at once this week. This extraordinary celestial event will see the sky scattered with seven visible planets in what is known as a great ...

This story is part of Short Wave's series Space Camp about all the weird, wonderful things happening in the universe. Check out the rest of the series. If you were born in the last century you might ...

Joe is a freelance journalist. It all started with a long-running affection for building his own PCs, which he did for the first time as a teenager. It evolved into a lifelong enjoyment of putting ...

A special planetary alignment is occurring in late February. Five planets are visible to the naked eye, with two more faintly showing. Here's how, where, and when to see the planets line up. The ...