J anuary is a good month for interesting planetary alignment. You will have a lot going on in the night sky. For most of the ...

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 ...

At its farthest ... just a day after closest approach, Jupiter will reach what’s known as opposition, a time when Jupiter (or any other planet) is directly opposite the Sun from our perspective.

(NASA) On Jan. 4, 2025, at around 5:30 a.m. PST, our planet will be at “perihelion” — that is, at its closest to the sun. Because of its elliptical orbit, scientists can calculate when the Earth will ...