On Earth, sun rays normally appear red or yellow because the sunlight passes through around 40 times more air than it does when shining directly from above at midday, according to the Met Office.

NASA have revealed images that show the surface of the Sun in the closest attempt to get near it after its record-breaking ...

NASA has released new images from the Parker Solar Probe, which passed within 3.8 million miles of the sun last year.

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Indeed, in the cosmic images below you'll glimpse some of the farthest-away views of our humble, ocean-blanketed Earth ever captured by humanity. When we view other objects, worlds, stars, or even ...

This week saw a wonderful display of noctilucent clouds across the region as last Sunday evening’s skies took on a dramatic ...

Among my favorite sky sights at that time are crepuscular rays, or “twilight rays.” You may know them more colloquially as a type of sunbeam, a line of light sent across the sky, sometimes for ...

Earth reaches perihelion this morning at 8 A.M. EST, when our planet’s not-quite-circular orbit brings us to our closest point to the Sun for the year. On this day, we are just 91.4 million ...

Venus could make a brief appearance this weekend as it passes between the Earth and the sun. Just be warned: It won't be easy to spot in the sun's glow, according to astronomers.