On Friday morning, the Earth will reach aphelion, which means it will be at the farthest point in its orbit relative to the Sun. This is the only day of the year when our planet will be ...

At aphelion, the Earth is as far as 151 million kilometres from the Sun, about 4.8 million kilometres further than at ...

Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, revolving ...

A long-sought invisible force wrapped around Earth has been detected more than half a century after it was first hypothesized. The field, dubbed the "polar wind," explains how Earth's atmosphere ...

The newly discovered asteroid, named 2024 PT5, will temporarily be captured by Earth’s gravity and orbit our world from September 29 to November 25, according to astronomers. Then, the space ...

With the help of technology, we can tune into the hidden sounds of our planet, from the pull of the moon on our mountains and cities to a silent rumble so deep and powerful, it can move the earth ...

Sep. 24, 2024 — A mysterious type of iron-rich magma entombed within extinct volcanoes is likely abundant with rare earth elements and could offer a new way to source these in-demand metals ...

Over Nearly Half a Billion Years, Earth's Global Temperature Has Changed Drastically, Driven by Carbon Dioxide Sep. 19, 2024 — A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's ...

NASA scientists have discovered a planet-wide electric field surrounding Earth, confirming a 60-year-old hypothesis. Studying the field could yield some vital information about how our planet's ...

The phenomenon of a Full Moon arises when our planet, Earth, is precisely sandwiched between the Sun and the Moon. This alignment ensures the entire side of the Moon that faces us gleams under ...

Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same ... planet reached its farthest point from its star, known as aphelion. An object found on a hiking trail west of Asheville ...

A collection of down-to-Earth facts about our planet and its place in the solar system. This collection introduces the Sun as the main source of light and heat on Earth. It explains that the Earth ...