Thursday is the first day of spring, or the vernal equinox, in the Northern Hemisphere. During an equinox, the center of the ...

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

Astronomers said the Sun and the Moon cannot appear brightly side by side on the horizon, contrary to social media posts that claimed the phenomenon was seen in Thailand in February 2025.

Early risers can observe a partial solar eclipse in areas of eastern North America on March 29, given clear skies and proper ...

reflecting the sun’s rays off of them," The National Weather Service explained. You should look for sun pillars around those times when the sun is low on the horizon, especially when cirrus ...

When the North Pole tilts toward the sun, it's summer in the Northern Hemisphere, where the sun's rays shine directly north ...

featuring light rays that illuminated a bank of clouds as the sun set over the horizon. These 'sun rays' are also known as crepuscular rays, from the Latin word for 'twilight'. It was the first ...