But in terms of the stars and planets, what’s the distance from the earth to the sun? What’s that measurement in light years?

You have just a few weeks left to view the "comet of the century" making its 80,000-year orbit around Earth. Comet C/2023 A3 ...

2024 PT5, a Yale shuttle-sized Asteroid, will orbit Earth until late November. This new “mini-moon” is a wayward asteroid, a ...

As you may recall from a recent column, the final fate of Earth depends on the last stages of the sun’s life, its red-giant ...

A recently discovered comet, known as C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan–ATLAS, will make its closest approach of Earth on Saturday.

This “mini-moon” emerged from an asteroid named 2024 PT5, officially joining Earth’s orbit on Sept. 29. The asteroid was ...

The Sun won’t last forever, but how long do we have before we need to find another home, even if we look after Earth?

The Tsuchinshan-ATLAS comet is visible from the Northern Hemisphere this month—and won't be back for another 80,000 years.

Earth now has a "mini-moon," or an asteroid in its orbit, which will stick around until 2025. Here's everything to know and ...

Earth goes around the Sun in an almost circular orbit. But not everything is lined up perfectly. Here's why it affects how we tell time.

Scientists are eager to examine the impact’s aftermath up close to know exactly how effective Dart was and what changes might ...

The Long March 4C, also a product of the Shanghai academy, has a liftoff weight of 250 tons and is mainly used to send ...