Here's how the astronomical phenomenon influences our planet—from the length of our seasons to the way Earth moves through ...

Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in its 2026 orbit on Jan. 3. The sun will appear larger in the sky than on any ...

Shining in the constellation Gemini near the bright stars Pollux and Castor, Jupiter's opposition is the best time to see the ...

This phenomenon is entirely natural and has no negative effects on the inhabitants of the planet, contrary to claims made by ...

As the year gets underway, something important happens quietly in space while life on Earth carries on as usual. Our planet ...

Imagining every drop of Earth’s water hurled into the Sun sounds like a last-ditch cosmic fire extinguisher, but the physics ...

"Are we alone?" This ancient question has occupied humanity's mind for a long time. In 1995, the discovery of the first exoplanet orbiting a sun-like star opened the door to exploring this profound ...

A distant star system offers hope that our planet will keep spinning, even after the Sun expands into a red giant. Reading time 3 minutes In billions of years, when our Sun runs out of fuel, it will ...

Thanks to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets to date, we know that planets bigger than Earth but smaller than Neptune ...

Jupiter reaches its closest point to Earth tonight, appearing large and bright in Pakistan’s sky from sunset to sunrise.

The star system V1298 Tau reveals that many planets begin as large, low-density worlds that slowly shrink and shed their ...