Here's how the astronomical phenomenon influences our planet—from the length of our seasons to the way Earth moves through ...

Meteorologist Dalencia Jenkins describes how Earth's proximity to the sun impacts the seasons — and it isn't how you might ...

Happy New Year, one and all. January 2026 begins with Mercury, our planet of plans and words, the mind and the mouth, moving ...

Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in its 2026 orbit on Jan. 3. The sun will appear larger in the sky than on any ...

A solar conjunction occurs as Venus' orbit carries it into alignment with the sun and Earth. Venus will align with the sun ...

The Earth’s orbit around the Sun is slightly elliptical, causing our planet’s distance from the Sun to change throughout the ...

It may be surprising to many that the Earth is closest to the Sun in January, while at the same time, much of the Northern ...

In 2026 we will see a total eclipse of the Moon, a blue Moon, a supermoon and the two brightest planets close together in the ...

Crews cleared mud from key California highways as forecasters warned that more thunderstorms were on the way after downpours ...