In its closest-ever dive into the Sun’s atmosphere, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe has returned stunning new images and data that ...

By flying closer to the Sun than ever, Parker Solar Probe reveals the chaotic birthplace of solar wind and space storms, ...

Anew sunspot is putting on a spectacular show in our solar system, capturing the attention of astronomers and ...

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

Right now, Earth is about 3.1 million miles farther from the sun than it is in early January when it reaches perihelion, its closest point. Compared to its average distance of 93 million miles, that’s ...

Solar Maximum 2025 is the expected peak of solar activity in Solar Cycle 25, characterized by heightened sunspots, solar ...

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

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

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – If you have thought that the Earth is close to the sun in the summertime and that is why it is ...

At aphelion, Earth’s distance from the sun is about 94.5 million miles. Six months later, at the start of January in the winter, Earth is at its closest point to the sun at 91.5 million miles.

Discover why Earth's farthest distance from the sun coincides with summer heat, then grab your binoculars for a week of ...