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 are currently just over 94 million miles away from the sun (94,506,364 mi). The key is that the Earth is tilted, and the ...

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

On July 3, 2025, at 3:54 pm ET, the Earth will officially reach its furthest point from the Sun for this year. This is called ...

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 ...