Jupiter is so big, it doesn't actually orbit the sun. Here's how. Jupiter, our solar system’s fifth planet from the sun, the massive gas giant that protects Earth and the inner planets from potential catastrophic comet and asteroid strikes,…
It’s always shining, always ablaze with light and energy. In the ubiquity of solar output, Earth swims in an endless tide of particles. Every time half of the Earth faces the Sun, we experience the brightness of daytime, the Sun’s energy and lig…
Nothing is standing or stationary. As you are reading this, the Earth spins around its own axis; it revolves around the sun, the sun is moving through space at a stunning 792,000 km/h around the gigantic center, and our universe is moving at a min…
NASA and the European Space Agency have released the closest images ever taken of the Sun, revealing " campfires " scattered across its scorching surface. The incredible snaps were captured by the Solar Orbiter probe last month as it soared …
A recent observation of the red giant—the largest in the constellation Scorpio—shows that from its cosmic depths, the star is expelling unknown matter as it approaches the end of its life. In the insides of the star Antares lies a powerful and hithert…
A recent observation of the red giant—the largest in the constellation Scorpio—shows that from its cosmic depths, the star is expelling unknown matter as it approaches the end of its life. In the insides of the star Antares lies a powerful and hither…
In approximately 5 billion years, the sun will begin the helium-burning process, turning into a red giant star. When it expands, its outer layers will consume Mercury and Venus, and reach Earth. Here is what sunrise will look like in 7 billion years w…
In approximately 5 billion years, the sun will begin the helium-burning process, turning into a red giant star. When it expands, its outer layers will consume Mercury and Venus, and reach Earth. Here is what sunrise will look like in 7 billion ye…
