Earth orbits around the sun at a speed of 67,100 miles per hour (30 kilometers per second). That's the equivalent of traveling from Rio de Janeiro to Cape Town (or alternatively London to New York ...

Earth's circumference is 24,901 miles (40,075 km), making it the largest rocky planet in the solar system. Our planet orbits 93 million miles (150,000 km) away from the sun. This puts Earth in a ...

A crimson moon will be visible in UK skies thanks to a partial lunar eclipse. But when is it, what exactly will you see and ...

The Earth spins on an axis (think of it like a line running from pole to pole) with a 23.5-degree tilt. Some parts of the planet get more direct sun than others. That's how we get our seasons ...

Behold! As the Ides of March approaches, witness as Earth’s shadow engulfs the moon! Or, put another way, a total lunar eclipse is set to occur on the night of March 13 and into the early-morning ...

In January 2025, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune were all visible in the night sky. And in February, 2025, Mercury will join the fun, with all seven of our planetary neighbors visible ...

This Thursday night, for the first time in nearly two-and-a-half years, our planet's faithful companion is going to get fancy ...

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

And in February, 2025, Mercury will join the fun, with all seven of our planetary neighbors visible from Earth. But if you're ... solar system orbit around the sun on roughly the same plane.