SELECT-sætninger har et andet antal kolonner

Det er fordi din første SELECT og 2. SELECT har varierende antal kolonner, siden du introducerede Distance i 2. SELECT .

Så prøv at lave Distance i 1. forespørgsel null eller 0 som følger.

SELECT * FROM
(
   SELECT *, 0 as Distance
   FROM user u
   INNER JOIN employee e ON (u.empid = e.empid)
   INNER JOIN awards a ON (u.empid = a.empid)
   WHERE u.empid = 123

   UNION

   SELECT *, ( 3959 * acos( cos( radians(37) ) * cos( radians( lat ) ) * cos( radians( lng ) - radians(-122) )+ sin( radians(37) ) * sin( radians( lat ) ) ) ) AS distance
   FROM user u
   INNER JOIN employee e ON (u.empid = e.empid)
   INNER JOIN awards a ON (u.empid = a.empid)
   HAVING distance < 25
   ORDER BY distance
) a
ORDER BY timestamp DESC