Winter often feels like a long stretch of weak light and cold air. The idea that Earth is actually closest to the Sun during ...

P erihelion – or the Earth's closest approach to our host star – will take place on January 3, 2026. At this point, our ...

A clear, science-based explanation of Earth’s shape, using observable evidence and physics to show why our planet is round.

A geologic mystery that has lingered for the past year has finally been solved: What caused an odd cascade of vibrations to ripple across the globe for nine days? Using classified seafloor maps from ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. “Dark comets” are much more common than previously thought ...

According to Live Science, the surface of Venus has a high albedo, reflecting about 76% of the sunlight that reaches it, ...

The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet's history and require many complex processes working at once, according to new research. The cool ...

Earth's rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have occurred several times over the last few years, haven't had any effect on daily life, but they also ...

Every January, Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun, known as perihelion. Yet, it’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere.