As the Northern Hemisphere welcomes spring today, the Southern Hemisphere is marked with the first day of autumn.

Interestingly, Earth is closest to the Sun at the start of every January, which coincides with winter in the Northern Hemisphere. Like every other year, in 2024, the Earth will reach the ...

NASA astronaut Don Pettit captured this stunning long-exposure view of Earth and stars from space at night from the International Space Station. The Earth and a starry night appear to merge into ...

With freezing winds, icy waters, and no margin for error, we set sail on a journey to the world’s northernmost city—during winter. Navigating through the Arctic in this season means ...

Themes: The summer and winter solstices; the seasons and the Earth’s orbit around the sun; celebrations of the solstices around the world, including at Stonehenge; the beauty of the natural world.

Up here on the International Space Station I don’t get affected by the seasons but on Earth the seasons are always changing: Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter. What causes the seasons to change?