Because Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, being further away means it travels slower along its orbit. This ...

Although Earth usually rotates just over 365 times a year, it hasn’t always been this way. In the distant past, our planet ...

As the Earth glides along its path around the Sun, due to its tilt, our glowing orb rises and falls in the sky and its position marks the different seasons.

Summer in the Northern Hemisphere will be shorter this year than last year by about 15 minutes, according to Timeanddate.com.

Peak sunshine has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere — the summer solstice. Friday is the longest day of the year north of ...

Here's what to know about the upcoming 2025 summer solstice this week and when it last fell on June 22 — the rarest date for ...

In Raleigh, the earliest sunrise of 2025 occurred June 12 at 5:57 a.m., while sunsets will continue shifting later by a few ...

Friday will be the longest day of the year for the Northern Hemisphere, essentially kicking off the summer season.

NASA has confirmed that asteroid 2025 MM is heading towards Earth. The space rock is nearly 120 feet wide, roughly the size ...

The town of Aspen is founded on a gentle pitch that leans ever so slightly from north to south, from Little Nell to the Music ...

Summer officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere on June 20 with the summer solstice, the day with the greatest amount of possible daylight and the shortest night.

California starts losing daylight after the summer solstice — a full four seconds of sunlight by Sunday, June 22, according ...