The sun is so incomprehensibly big that it's almost pointless to bother trying to imagine its size. Our star is about 860,000 miles across. It's so big that 1.3 million Earths could fit inside it.

Every image you've ever seen of the sun is looking at its equator, because Earth's orbit sits there with a 7.25-degree tilt. That means humans have never had a good angle to view the sun's north ...

At this time, the sun shines at such an angle to make it appear as if there is a gigantic 'V' and 'X' marking the barren ...

Our respondents are quick to point out the issues with using Earth’s rotation to get to a destination, not least the ...

The solstice officially marks the beginning of the astronomical summer, which ends when the autumn equinox falls on September 22. Day and night will be at almost equal length on this date, as the sun ...

July's full moon, known as the "Buck Moon," will rise on July 10 as the farthest full moon from the sun in 2025.

When Earth arrives at the point in its orbit where the North Pole is as its maximum tilt (approximately 23.5 degrees from the celestial equator) toward the sun, it results in the longest day and ...