How far away it is: 93 million miles (150 million km) ...

Even if Earth does survive, it won’t be pretty. The temperature of our planet will be about 1,300 degrees C, hot enough to ...

A well-known benefit of sun exposure is that it triggers the body to produce vitamin D, which helps to build and maintain ...

What is the bright star in the east right now? Venus, the bright "Morning Star," shines brilliantly in the pre-dawn sky this weekend, close to a much dimmer Saturn.

Since Kepler's laws of motion dictate that celestial bodies orbit more slowly when farther from the sun, we are now moving at ...

The sun is the star at the center of our solar system.It's the largest, brightest and most massive object in the solar system, and it provides the light and heat that life on Earth depends on ...

The sun has been around for over 4 billion years, but one day, it will run out of fuel. Read on to learn more about what our local star is made of, how it formed and what will happen when it dies ...