Right now, Earth is about 3.1 million miles farther from the sun than it is in early January when it reaches perihelion, its ...

Because Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, being further away means it travels slower along its orbit. This increases the time it takes to get from the solstice, the beginning of ...

The discovery was made by astronomers using the Subaru Telescope, which is situated atop a dormant volcano in Hawaii.

If you have thought that the Earth is close to the sun in the summertime and that is why it is hotter this time of year, you ...

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

SYFY ’s The Ark follows the crew of an interstellar spacecraft on a multi-light-year journey to the star next door. In the ...

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

The US space agency confirmed that YS5 poses no threat to our planet – but at 120ft in diameter, similar in size to a ...

Happy Aphelion! Today marks the one day of the year Earth is farthest away from the sun. 94,500,000 miles to be exact. The difference between our closest and farthest points is around 3.1 million ...

Astronomers use the average Earth-Sun distance over the year to define the astronomical unit (AU). 92,955,807.3 miles or 149,597,870.7 km is 1 AU.

Eruptions of plasma piling atop one another, solar wind streaming out in exquisite detail — the closest-ever images of our Sun are a gold mine ...

If Aliens Looked at Earth from Far Away, What Might They See? The question of whether aliens can detect our modern civilization depends on what signs they’re looking for—and, crucially, their ...