Our planet whirls around the sun in an ellipse, rather than a circle. On Thursday the planet reached its farthest point from its star, known as aphelion.

As it circles the Sun, the asteroid’s trajectory is so strange that scientists believe it could be the very spacecraft that astronauts once called "Snoopy."This video explores the history behind ...

These were the first words from orbit spoken by Indian astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, shortly after the Axiom-4 mission successfully entered Earth orbit.

In March, the Earth-orbiting satellites flew in “ perfect formation,” 492 feet apart from each other, for hours, with one blotting out the surface of the sun from the other’s perspective in ...

According to the latest studies led by Heidelberg University astronomers, low-mass stars quite often host Earth-like planets. Data collected as part ...

Physics A giant crack in the Sun points straight at the Earth this June 14 and this is how it may affect us A severe G4 solar storm is expected to hit Earth on June 14, 2025.

A giant hole has ripped open on the sun, blasting Earth with a high-speed stream of charged particles that could trigger power disruptions and radio blackouts.

Just a few days after its launch, Blue Ghost captured an eclipse where the Earth passed in front of the sun. The video was taken from the top deck and passes much quicker than on Earth.

New simulations reveal that the infamous "city killer" asteroid 2024 YR4 could shower Earth with "bullet-like" debris if it hits the moon in seven years' time, potentially triggering an eye ...

Felton Davis offered thousands of strangers a close-up view of the Moon and planets orbiting New York City. Now he’s passing ...

Some objects were placed in space on purpose, symbolic gestures meant to inspire or amuse. Others were lost by accident, ...