Just how Earth-like can an exoplanet be? A new study provides clues as to how two known exoplanets might have a similar axial tilt to Earth and therefore might also have regular seasons and relatively ...

For many kids, the combination of good weather and lack of school obligations makes summertime synonymous with good times. Three solid months of freedom, soaked in the Sun, without adults looking over ...

Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun, is an enigmatic world that has perplexed astronomers with its extreme axial tilt of about 98 degrees. Recent studies suggest Uranus might be tilting even more, ...

Meghan Bartels is a science journalist based in New York City who covers the science happening on the surface of Earth. She can be reached via email. Despite the real estate adage, location isn't ...

Uranus is the only planet that rotates sideways with a 98-degree tilt. Learn why Uranus spins this way, how its seasons last ...

At any time of day, you could theoretically set up a camera to take a picture of the landscape that encompasses the apparent position of the Sun in the sky. If you came back the next day at the exact ...

When looking for exoplanets that could potentially support life, astronomers start with those orbiting within the "habitable zone" – the distance from the parent star that's just right for liquid ...

Summer in the northern hemisphere and winter in the southern hemisphere are both coming to an end. That means the days and nights are becoming roughly equal in length, and the path the Sun traces ...

The Moon has consistently accompanied Earth for over 4.5 billion years, serving as its sole natural satellite. This enduring relationship is pivotal to various environmental processes, notably the ...