The 'Ring of Fire' solar eclipse, the first of 2026, was visible in some parts of the world as the moon moved across the path ...

The Earth is apparently halfway through its lifecycle, and this was revealed using an unlikely neighbour in space – and it ...

The sun has just fired off an eruption so intense it ranks among the most powerful solar flares seen in three decades, a jolt ...

Every day on Earth, you experience weather. You feel the wind blowing and see clouds move across the sky. Sometimes there are storms where the wind gets really strong, it might rain, or there might be ...

Northern lights occur when a solar flare interacts with Earth's atmosphere.

Our Sun, that steady burning ball of gas that has faithfully illuminated Earth for billions of years, is slowly but relentlessly growing brighter. This might sound like good news, but it's actually ...

This event, known as aphelion, happens once per year typically around two weeks after the summer solstice in June. Although the Earth’s distance from the Sun does not affect the seasons, aphelion does ...

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Much as we may treasure and proclaim our independence, we actually live in a protective bubble called the heliosphere. This extraordinary environment is basically the sun's sphere of influence. It ...

Every day on Earth, you experience weather. You feel the wind blowing and see clouds move across the sky. Sometimes there are storms where the wind gets really strong, it might rain, or there might be ...

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