Dead Sea, where physics throws a pool party and salt is the guest of honor. It’s the lowest point on Earth’s surface, the ...

When is the first day of fall? What time is the autumn equinox? When do we change the clocks? Your questions answered.

When is the first day of fall? What time is the autumn equinox? When do we change the clocks? Your questions answered.

Discover the midnight sun, where daylight lasts for months in Arctic regions, its causes, best locations, and climate change ...

The current record-holder occurred on July 5, 2024, when the day lasted 1.66 milliseconds shorter than usual, according to ...

What is the speed of Earth's rotation? Here's why we don't feel a thing, even though Earth spins at 1,000 mph.

Earth. The breakthrough boosts the search for life-supporting planets. "Are we alone?" This enduring question has fascinated humanity for generations. The discovery in 1995 of the first exoplanet orbi ...

There are a total of three days this summer — July 9, July 22 and Aug. 5 — when the moon will be around its furthest distance ...

As the Earth spins faster this summer, the days are just slightly shorter. But those milliseconds are adding up.

The moon causes a second phenomenon that affects Earth’s rotation on a human timescale. Beachgoers know full well that the moon’s gravity causes the seas’ daily high and low tides, and the solid Earth ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA and India paired up to launch an Earth-mapping satellite on Wednesday capable of tracking even the slightest shifts in land and ice. The $1.3 billion mission ...