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

Finally, the Earth moves a little bit beyond one complete revolution, so the stick again points towards the sun for a second local noon. The sidereal day is just a little bit shorter—approximately 23 ...

The star Polaris marks the North Celestial Pole in our sky, around which all other objects in the heavens appear to rotate.

We Earthlings see the sun every day of our lives—but gaining a truly new view of our star is a rare and precious thing. So ...

For those north of the equator, the solstice marks the longest day and the shortest night of the year. The Earth spins on a ...

The craft helped solar boffins to discover that Sol’s north and south magnetic poles are both on the southern side of the star, as seen from Earth. Scientists don’t know why and ESA rates the current ...

After the sun arrives at its solstice point, it will begin to migrate back toward the south and the amount of daylight in the ...

Here is everything to know about the northern lights this week, including whether they will be visible in Arizona. The northern lights will actually be visible in 15 states tonight: Alaska. Washington ...

The finals of the Icebreaker of Knowledge international scientific and educational initiative took place at the ATOM Museum in VDNKh ...