Meteorological analyst Jean Suriel reported that this Thursday, July 3, the Earth reached its farthest point from the Sun in ...

A new gas giant world discovered by citizen scientists using data from NASA's exoplanet-hunting spacecraft TESS is cool, ...

For the dwarf planet candidate, one trip around the sun takes over 24,000 years. Its orbit challenges a proposed path for a hypothetical Planet Nine.

A unique gas giant has been confirmed through global teamwork, offering insights into planetary formation and future ...

How long does it take Pluto to orbit the sun? Learn more about how this planet makes one lap around our Solar System.

Sedna will reach its closest approach to the Sun in 2076, providing a remarkable space-faring opportunity that won’t come ...

We have discovered two interstellar objects so far, ’Oumuamua and Comet 2I/Borisov. ’Oumuamua had no dust tail and a ...

Astronomers from the University of New Mexico, along with U.S. and international researchers, have confirmed the existence of ...

NASA telescopes in Chile have discovered a comet from interstellar space, making its closest approach in October.

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

At the aphelion, the distance from the Earth’s center to the Sun’s center is going to be 152,087,738 kilometers (94,502,939 ...