As the year gets underway, something important happens quietly in space while life on Earth carries on as usual. Our planet reaches the point in its yearly path where it moves closest to the sun.

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

Friday is the day of the summer solstice, traditionally known as the first day of summer. But what makes it so significant for summer and what does it mean for us in Houston? Here are five things to ...

Friday is the day of the summer solstice, traditionally known as the first day of summer. But what makes it so significant and what does it mean for us in San Antonio? Here are five things to know ...

In the meteorological calendar, the first day of winter is always December 1, with the season ending on February 28 (or 29 ...

Each year, Earth reaches its closest point to the sun in early January, a moment called perihelion. In 2026, this occurred on January 3 at 12:15 p.m. EST, when Earth was about 91.4 million miles from ...

It sounds strange at first because it’s actually the hottest time of the year. One would think it’s actually the opposite. This little marvel is due to the fact that the Earth’s orbit around the sun ...

METEOROLOGIST DALENCIA JENKINS JOINS US NOW TO EXPLAIN. TELL US WHAT DOES MATTER. YEAH, IT’S REALLY THE TILT. AND THAT CREATES KIND OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN. SO WE’LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A SECOND. BUT ...

The fall equinox is a significant event in any tipped planet's life. Seasons are caused by a planet's tilted axis. Those which orbit the sun standing nearly straight up and down with little to no ...