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How the seasons shift for each planet as it orbits around the Sun
There’s a reason why Earth has seasons – and it’s about being totally tilted.
BEST TIME TO SEE: Nights of 9/10, 10/11 and 11/12 July A full Moon occurs when the Moon is opposite the Sun in the sky or, in other words, when its ecliptic longitude is 180° from the Sun. The eclipti
The science behind seasonal affective disorder and how the brain responds to daylight
Our expert astrologer Lucy Lam reveals what your month has in store for you...
Scientists distinguish between weight and mass, which may seem pedantic until you see what happens on a world where gravity is radically different to Earth’s
Ten years ago, Pluto emerged from the gloom at the Solar System’s ragged edge – and a new world came in from the cold. Five billion kilometres (3 billion miles) from Earth, on 14 July 2015, NASA’s pia
