Solar Orbiter began routine science operations in 2021 and has since looped ever closer to the Sun, stealing bits of speed ...

Astronomers have discovered that "super-Earth" planets may exist on wider orbits than previously thought — and this implies ...

You just have to be in the right place at the right time. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon is positioned between Earth and the sun and casts a shadow over Earth. Solar eclipses only occur ...

The Llurimagua case -- a dispute over a mining concession in Ecuador's cloud forest -- illustrates this approach, providing a unique opportunity to rethink Earth system governance. Scientists at ...

When viewed here on Earth, the most elusive asteroids look like ink spots traveling through a dark sky, Hoffman said. But those dark objects absorb enough energy from the sun to raise their ...

A lunar eclipse, which causes the moon to look dark or dimmed, occurs when Earth is between the sun and moon and the three celestial objects line up in a row so that the moon passes into our ...

During a partial solar eclipse, the moon moves between the sun and Earth, partially blocking our view of the sun for a short time. In the UK, the moon will pass across the disc of the sun during a ...