The Earth sits comfortably in its orbit tilted on its axis at 23 degrees. Knock the planet over - and it wouldn't be the ...

Saturn's rings tilt out of view every fourteen to seventeen Earth years. In 2032, they will be at their best again during their period of maximum tilt as seen from Earth.

New research suggests meteor showers are so unpredictable due to the Sun’s own motion around the solar‑system barycenter.

There is no other moon quite like our own in the entire solar system. The Moon is unique in a lot of ways, some of which are ...

An astral animated TED-Ed lesson written by Elise Cutts explains how the tides on Earth are impacted both by the sun and the ...

The vernal equinox signals the astronomical start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, with the sun crossing ... the Earth’s tilt and the planet's position in its orbit around the sun. Earth ...

The film takes us on a journey through humanity’s evolving view of our home planet—from ancient beliefs that the Earth was flat and supported by gigantic elephants and turtles, to the scientific ...

Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an inferior conjunction.

NEW YORK (AP) — Venus will pass between the Earth and sun on Saturday during what's called an ... Venus and Earth orbit the sun. The moment of inferior conjunction happens around 9 p.m. EDT.