Our planet's closest and brightest neighbor will pass approximately between the Earth and sun this week, in what's called an inferior conjunction.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: Earth zooms around the sun at 110,000 kph, but what if it just...stopped? Well, for one thing, you'd have only a month to live. First off ...

and the shape of Earth's orbit around the Sun -- interact to drive ice age cycles over the past 900,000 years. Barker said that without the Industrial Revolution, assuming fossil fuels had never ...

Astronomical seasons are based on the Earth’s position with respect to the Sun, as the planet makes its annual revolution around our star. The Earth is tilted approximately 23.5 degrees off a ...

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

How does the Earth travel around the sun? MADDIE MOATE: It’s estimated that the Earth is home to about three trillion trees, and around 9 million different types of animals - including about 8 ...