As scientists wait for the asteroid to reappear, its revised trajectory is now drawing attention to another possible target: ...

Researchers are on firmer ground when it comes to the physiological impacts of increased UV radiation. With the weakened ...

Is the Moon’s slow retreat from Earth a cosmic time bomb in our planet’s relationship or an entry to the precision of modern science? Fifty years ago, Apollo astronauts left more than footprints on ...

The delta breeze has been strong and cool air has poured through and over the mountains, providing the Central Valley with a ...

A team of researchers studied seven months of depression scores and body temperature readings from more than 20,000 ...

Using the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), an international team of astronomers has detected a new exoplanet ...

Planet Nine should appear stationary over the course of a single day but show detectable movement over months.

Alone among known planets, Earth has vast oceans on its surface and its landmasses are marked with lakes and extensive river ...

If you have thought that the Earth is close to the sun in the summertime and that is why it is hotter this time of year, you will have to think again.

Our planet whirls around the sun in an ellipse, rather than a circle. On Thursday the planet reached its farthest point from its star, known as aphelion.

The James Webb telescope has made another stunning discovery -- this time of a massive planet that could potentially sustain ...

Although the Earth’s distance from the Sun does not affect the seasons, aphelion does influence the length of summer in the Northern Hemisphere.