Researchers have found an Earth-like, rocky planet orbiting within the habitable zone of a distant star with an atmosphere.
How a Kent village created a scale model of the solar system to help people understand space.
People can learn about the night sky in a new attraction at Hull's Queen Victoria Square.
Josh Dury, from Bristol, photographed the planetary parade in Worth Matravers.
The best view will be on Sunday evening at sunset.
Six planets - Mercury, Venus, Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune - will all be visible in the night sky.
It is hoped the attraction will increase footfall and spending within Northampton.
Stargazers assemble! BBC Weather's Sophia Herod looks ahead to the year.
Scientists at the University of Reading are helping Nasa capture images of Jupiter using remore access to the Keck telescope.
