We've officially entered the dog days of summer, accompanied by severe heat. For those looking forward to cooler weather this ...

We've officially entered the dog days of summer, accompanied by severe heat. For those looking forward to cooler weather this ...

We've officially entered the dog days of summer, accompanied by severe heat. For those looking forward to cooler weather this ...

Explore the causes of Earth's seasons in this 1979 film. Learn how the Earth's axis tilt and orbit around the sun create ...

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

Orbital precession and gravity over the decades, and the fact that the celestial bodies and the sun aren’t truly round, have caused the shifting in when the Earth is closest to the sun.

This summer a few factors are adding up to make a handful of Earth’s spins—those occurring on July 10, July 22 and August 5—more than a millisecond faster than the average of the past several decades.

So, if Earth is farthest from the Sun in early July, why is that when much of the planet experiences its hottest weather? The answer lies not in how far we are from the Sun, but in the tilt of ...

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 will have to think again.

A study led by University of Iowa Associate Professor David Miles will study how the sun impacts the Earth’s magnetic field using a NASA satellite that will launch later this month. The study dubbed ...

Who made the team will remain a secret until Sunday morning. But The Sun’s spring all-star teams will kick off that day with the unveiling of the boys volleyball squad. One hint: The team wil… ...

America's only rare earth producer gets a boost from Apple and Pentagon agreements MP Materials, the operator of the only rare earths mine in the United States, has signed a $500 million deal with ...