T omorrow, on July 22, the length of the day is expected to be 1.34 milliseconds shorter than usual. Though there are clear reasons for the increased rotational speed this summer, the cause of the ...

A new report found inflation on the rise in June, another indicator of the affect Donald Trump's tariffs are having on the US ...

On average, from the point of view of the sun, the Earth completes one full rotation around its axis every 24 hours or 86,400 seconds, give or take a few milliseconds. A millisecond (ms) is 0.001 of a ...

Earth has experienced both hot and cold periods over time, though warm times have been more common. That’s true of the last 485 million years, as seen in this timeline reported in 2024. Our genus, ...

A total solar eclipse is set for August 2, 2027, rather than 2025, contrary to widespread social media claims. Astronomers ...

Recent shifts in Earth's magnetic field have human fingerprints all over them. While it is normal for our planet's magnetic ...

Artifacts from the Iron Age have revealed an intense historical magnetic anomaly in the Middle East. Could using a similar ...

Astronomical discovery: supersonic gales of 20,500 mph batter the exoplanet WASP-127b, breaking cosmic records for ...

The poles can flip over the course of hundreds or thousands of years, and this can happen at random, with intervals ranging anywhere from 10,000 years to 50 million years or more. Around 41,000 years ...

On August 2, 2027, stargazers across parts of Europe, Africa, and the Middle East will witness one of the longest total solar eclipses of the century, known as the 'Great North African Eclipse'.

Curcio visited Isola Caprera, Sardinia, Italy, to visit and learn more about the final residence and resting place of General ...

Nearly a week after launch, space tracking systems were able to locate a mysterious satellite parked in an unusually low ...