Would you guess that the Earth is spinning at 1,000 mph around its axis and at the same time hurtling through space on its ...

'How planets revolve' is possibly one of the first extraterrestrial phenomena that educators taught students at school. They are told that in this phenomenon, the planets move around the sun in fixed ...

WASHINGTON — The summer solstice, the official start of summer, is on Friday, June 20. For those north of the equator, the solstice marks the longest day and the shortest night of the year. The Earth ...

Copernicus proved the Earth and other planets orbit the sun, challenging centuries of belief and risking persecution for sharing his heliocentric view.

Astronomers have recently discovered a new quasi-moon, 2025 PN7, a tiny asteroid that has likely been near Earth for ...

Earth’s climate has never been static. It shifts between warm interglacial periods and deep freezes, driven by complex interactions between the atmosphere, oceans, and even Earth’s orbit around the ...

Venus could make a brief appearance this weekend as it passes between the Earth and the sun. Just be warned: It won't be easy to spot in the sun's glow, according to astronomers. The orbit Venus takes ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. New research suggests that most of the solar system's inner rocky planets once orbited the sun in ...

WASHINGTON — The summer solstice, the official start of summer, is on Friday, June 20. For those north of the equator, the solstice marks the longest day and the shortest night of the year. The Earth ...

The sun may influence Earth's climate, but it is not causing climate change. The sun may be the key to all life on Earth, but it is not the reason global temperatures have been rapidly rising in the ...

A large cloud of tiny fragments revolves around Earth following satellite explosions, rocket stage malfunctions, and ...

After weeks of reduced activity, the sun erupted with three powerful flares on a single day. That could send solar flares toward Earth, impacting electronics and making it possible to view the ...