Naturally, the same goes for the sunset. Since the winter solstice, the sun has been setting progressively later at a faster ...

The Red Planet will be at its closest point to Earth, also known as perigee, on Jan. 12 and will be exactly opposite the sun ...

As a result, our Sun could destroy Earth. Depending on the exact outcome, the engulfed planet may be pulled into a much tighter orbit that completely devours it. Or the ability to create a new ...

Venus and Saturn will be in conjunction this weekend, appearing side by side in the night sky during January's post-sunset ...

Perihelion is an annual astronomical event when Earth finds itself at the closest distance possible toward the Sun. Usually ...

Comet G3 ATLAS (C/2024), first spotted in April, is expected to be so vibrant that it will rival the brightness of Venus in ...

A renewed rivalry between the United States and China in space exploration has placed special focus on Lagrange points.

The fact that Earth is at perihelion has little to do with the seasons. The difference in solar radiation received by our ...

G3 (ATLAS) should be visible from the southern hemisphere, and possibly also the northern hemisphere, over the next few days ...

But because the moon's orbit is slightly tilted relative to Earth's orbit around the sun, it doesn't block out the sun on every orbit, hence why not every new moon results in a solar eclipse ...

More objects are being launched into space than ever, and most are headed for low Earth orbit. This region of space has become increasingly crowded with launches from SpaceX and others that have ...