Every year in early January, Earth reaches the closest point in its orbit to the Sun, a moment astronomers call perihelion. We are slightly nearer to our star and receiving more solar energy than we ...

Earth’s orbit around the Sun isn’t a perfect circle—it’s slightly elliptical. Each year, around July 2 or 3, Earth reaches its farthest point from the Sun, known as aphelion. Around January 2 or 3, ...

The 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse, the first of 2026, was visible in some parts of the world as the moon moved across the path ...

Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in its 2026 orbit on Jan. 3. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...

Because the Moon appears slightly smaller in the sky at that moment, it does not block all of the Sun’s light. Instead, a ...

Comet 3I/ATLAS is hitting a major milestone on Oct. 30, 2025. The interstellar comet is reaching perihelion, its closest point to our Sun, marking the climax of its brief journey through our solar ...

Today’s annular solar eclipse will turn the sun into a blazing “ring of fire” for just over two minutes — but only a few places will see it fully.

The annular or \"Ring of Fire\" solar eclipse will happen today, February 17, 2026. This celestial event will get a lot of attention around the world, b.

An annular solar eclipse, known as the ’ring of fire,’ will occur on February 17, 2026, visible across parts of Antarctica, southern Africa and South America.