Earth and the Sun are engaged in a constant celestial dance as the planet revolves around the star. On January 3, Earth will go through a significant astronomical event as it reaches the closest ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. Just six light-years from the solar system — in cosmic terms, our ...

Sun-grazing Comet C/2024 S2 Atlas was hoped to have been ... caught the comet's demise through their telescopes. During its ...

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas made its closest approach to the Sun in September before passing within 44 million of Earth on Saturday. Due to its proximity, the celestial object will appear in ...

On Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe will complete its final Venus gravity assist maneuver, passing within ...

The sun’s magnetic activity causes auroras, and the relationship between solar flares and auroras reveals an 11-year cycle; ...

Scientists were calling this latest comet the ‘Headless Halloween Comet’ for its possible earthly view near Halloween. The ...

The new moon occurs on Nov. 1, and three days later the moon will make a close pass to Venus in the evening sky.

The closest star to Earth is also the best studied, but only recently have we truly begun to uncover its secrets.

A planet has been discovered orbiting the closest single star to our Sun. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), astronomers have been able to see the exoplanet – ...

Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas made its closest approach to the Sun in September before passing within 44 million miles of Earth on Saturday. Due to its proximity, the celestial object will ...

A planet has been discovered orbiting the closest single star to our Sun. Using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope (ESO’s VLT), astronomers have been able to see the exoplanet – ...