Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. Earth reaches its farthest point from the sun, aphelion, on ...

As we get closer to the end of the year, the days get shorter and shorter. Meanwhile, they get longer and longer as we get into the spring. This is all due to the angle of the sun in our sky. The sun ...

The sun is higher than you think: What April's sun angle means for you Step outside on a sunny April afternoon in Indianapolis and something might surprise you — it is warm! Really warm, considering ...