There are several ancient monuments proving that our predecessors possessed knowledge of astronomy and used it for practical purposes.

For the first time, scientists have used satellite data to create a 3D map of the sun's interior magnetic field, the ...

Many objects in space rotate. Earth completes a spin in roughly 24 hours, while Venus takes a whopping 243 Earth days. The moon's rotational period is about 27 days. The sun, it turns out, also ...

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The summer solstice marks the start of astronomical summer and the longest day of the year. Here we explore when the summer solstice occurs and why.

LONDON (AP) — Thousands of people cheered and danced around Stonehenge as the sun rose over the prehistoric stone circle on Sunday, the winter solstice. The crowds, many dressed as druids and pagans, ...