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 ...

Perihelion is when Earth is closest to the Sun, happening between January 2 and 4. In 2025, it will occur on January 4 at ...

Asteroid 14 Irene reaches opposition at 2 A.M. EST within northwestern Gemini the Twins. The magnitude 9.6 main-belt world is ...

At 7:28 this morning, the earth reached the point at which it is closest to the sun in its orbit, known as the perihelion.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe achieved a groundbreaking milestone. As the first Earth-originating vehicle to do so, it approached ...

Nasa’s Parker probe phones home after ‘touching Sun’ in historic mission - Spacecraft expected to send back detailed data on ...

NASA’s daring Parker Solar Probe plunged deeper into the sun’s atmosphere than any human-made object before. While performing ...

Learn key facts about the Moon: from its significant distance and relative size compared to Earth to its distinctive color ...

NASA's Parker Solar Probe achieved an unprecedented feat. As the first Earth-originating vehicle, it approached to about 6.4 ...

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 ...