Since Kepler's laws of motion dictate that celestial bodies orbit more slowly when farther from the sun, we are now moving at ...

On Jan. 4, Earth received its maximum radiation from the sun, which was at its largest in the sky for 2025. The difference isn't huge — the sun today appears to be a mere arcminute (1/60th of a degree ...

We see some of our hottest temps when Earth is furthest from the Sun (aphelion) and coolest at the closest to the Sun ...

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere will be shorter this year than last year by about 15 minutes, according to Timeanddate.com.

At the aphelion, the distance from the Earth’s center to the Sun’s center is going to be 152,087,738 kilometers (94,502,939 ...

Because Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, being further away means it travels slower along its orbit. This ...

Fusulines thrived in cold seas but vanished twice when warming from volcanoes rapidly spiked ocean carbon levels.

According to the website, Earth spins faster when the Moon’s orbit takes it significantly north or south relative to the ...

I was looking forward to writing a tribute to clear summer skies and great summer stargazing in the Pacific Northwest.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-East satellite captured this footage of the Earth’s tilt changing ...

Saturn’s moon Titan has always stood out among the celestial bodies in our solar system. It is the only moon with a thick, ...

Summer Officially Begins Today Celebrate the summer solstice on June 21, 2025, the longest day of the year with 14 hours and ...