Earth will reach perihelion at 09:00 Universal Time on Saturday, January 4, 2025, the closest point ... and the sun seems a distant, feeble glow in the winter sky. Our life-giver is doing its ...

But the days are indeed getting longer because, as you might guess, the sun has also been setting later. While it rose at 8:06 a.m. on Sunday, four minutes later than on the solst ...

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 ...

Venus and Saturn are currently in conjunction, meaning the planets appear close together in the night sky from Earth. These ...

Earth's axis will be titled the farthest away from the sun. You may like The summer solstice: What is it and when does it occur? Winter solstice 2024 brings shortest day of the year to Northern ...

Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today. From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The ...

flying into the sun's outer atmosphere — called the corona — on a mission to help scientists learn more about Earth's closest star. The agency said the operations team at the Johns Hopkins ...

LAUREL, Maryland — The Parker Solar Probe zoomed by the sun on Tuesday during ... communication infrastructure on Earth. Now, the time has come for Parker's closest and final flybys, which ...

Nasa said: “Following its record-breaking closest approach to the sun, Nasa’s Parker Solar Probe has transmitted a beacon tone back to Earth indicating it’s in good health and operating ...