With a rare black moon and the peak of the year's first major meteor shower already behind us, January is shaping up to be an ...
The line that these planets are on is called the ecliptic, which represents the plane of the solar system in which the ...
And there’s no better time than the present to see what’s going on beyond Earth. Across January, four of the Solar System’s eight planets (let’s not go there with Pluto) will be visible at the same ...
Earth is now closer to the sun than at any other time of the year. Here's why our planet's axial tilt, not proximity to the ...
A rare four-planet conjunction will be visible most of this month as Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, and Mars light up the sky.
Earth reaches perihelion this morning at 8 A.M. EST, when our planet’s not-quite-circular orbit brings us to our closest point to the Sun for the year. On this day, we are just 91.4 million ...
WASHINGTON (dpa-AFX) - In January, sky-watchers will have the opportunity to enjoy a single, sweeping view of four bright planets at once after dusk. All month after dark, you'll find Venus and ...
its closest-ever approach. The spacecraft flew through more than seven times closer to the sun than ever before and soared through the scorching solar atmosphere at 430,000 miles per hour ...
From the northern lights ringing in the New Year to a spectacular meteor shower, January is shaping up to be an exciting month for stargazers. In fact, every night this month there is something to ...