On January 22, 2026, interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS will align itself to within an exceptionally small angle with the Earth-Sun axis. At this alignment, the comet will allow the measurement of a novel ...

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, ...

As we get closer to the end of the year, the days get shorter and shorter. Meanwhile, they get longer and longer as we get into the spring. This is all due to the angle of the sun in our sky. The sun ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The crisp fall days and cooler weather will be approaching soon, with sunsets getting earlier as we lose daylight further into the season and following winter months. In the world of ...

Earth, sun, moon: three objects in space whose interactions have a pretty big impact on our lives. Earth orbits the sun once a year, and it rotates on its axis about once a day (depending on your ...

Earth has surpluses of radiation in its equatorial regions, and deficits toward its poles. Our weather is a matter of Earth ...

That’s right, the temperature does not determine how strong the sun is, but rather the angle of the sun in the sky. The higher the angle, the more intense the sunlight… The angle of the sun determines ...

MICHIGAN, USA — This winter is nearly over with, but it has been a more impressive one than in years past. Meteorological spring begins this Saturday, March 1. As we transition from winter into spring ...