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 ...

From the northern lights ringing in the New Year to a spectacular meteor shower, January is shaping up to be an exciting ...

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 ...

The space agency’s Parker Solar Probe survived the latest endeavor in its mission to “touch” the sun – flying just 3.8 ...

These two planets will appear closest together — separated by only ... Mercury is a -0.2-magnitude "morning star" rising 1.5 hours before the sun. In mid-twilight on the 1st, look 12 degrees ...

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 ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe flew 3.8 million miles above the sun's surface at 430,000 miles per hour, beating its own record.

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 ...

NASA's record-setting spacecraft was just 3.8 million miles from the sun's surface—the closest any human-made object has ever ...