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Fact-based stories from our cosmic neighbourhood, one star or constellation at a time. Name it, navigate it, know it.

Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun in early January, a phenomenon known as perihelion. Despite this proximity, the ...

In a study published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, an international team of scientists led by ETH Zurich has unveiled the ...

That star at the center of our Solar System, that superhot ball of plasma that gives us heat and energy, and amazing ...

Every January, Earth reaches its closest point to the Sun, known as perihelion. Yet, it’s winter in the Northern Hemisphere.