Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in its 2026 orbit on Jan. 3. The sun will appear larger in the sky than on any ...

It may be surprising to many that the Earth is closest to the Sun in January, while at the same time, much of the Northern ...

Earth reaches its closest point to the sun, perihelion, in January, a fact that surprises many as winter grips the Northern ...

Here's how the astronomical phenomenon influences our planet—from the length of our seasons to the way Earth moves through ...

The next full moon will be the first of the new year 2026 - a supermoon that shines for days. Here's when and and where to ...

The upcoming year will offer a blood-red moon, spectacular meteor showers and the first glimpse of the sun’s corona since ...

Walt Whitman said that “all truths wait in all things.” I am often intrigued by patterns that reappear across a spectrum of ...

I’ve struggled with the overwhelmingly commercial month before Christmas since I worked long hours as a youth in a retail store where sales dollars were the only part of Christmas that mattered. But ...

While the solstice marks the shortest day of the year, the amount of daylight we gain in the first week afterward is ...

Did you know that the winter solstice has been observed by humans for over 5,000 years From ancient stone circles to ...

Mann came into photography backwards, as he likes to say, having learned the art of printing at a young age in his father’s ...

The solstice occurred Sunday, at 10:03 a.m. Eastern time. Now the sun will begin to climb higher and seem warmer, on the long ...