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

The 6'4 guard is the latest in a long line of high profile international additions for Gonzaga, which includes Rui Hachimura, ...

“We also find an approximately 0.3 percent chance that Mars will be lost through collision or ejection and an approximately 0 ...

"We didn't know what exactly to expect from these first observations – the sun's poles are literally terra incognita,” Sami ...

For the first time in history, we re seeing the Sun from an angle no one ever has: from above and below its poles. Thanks to ...

How long does it take Pluto to orbit the sun? Learn more about how this planet makes one lap around our Solar System.

The European Space Agency's Solar Orbiter captured the first-ever images of the sun's south pole in March, which were ...

“The probability that asteroid 2024 YR4 will strike the Moon on 22 December 2032 is now approximately 4 percent, and this ...

Stars passing close to the sun could cause planets to collide, including with Earth, or even be ejected as rogue planets, new ...

Earth’s tilt is what causes the seasons; in the summer, when our planet’s pole is tipped toward the sun, the days are longer, and the true sun’s daily path across the sky is higher. The opposite is ...

In the outer reaches of our solar system, far beyond the orbit of Pluto, lies Sedna, one of the most mysterious objects ever ...

The Solar Orbiter spacecraft, a joint mission between the European Space Agency and NASA, is the first to venture into a ...