"It is incredible that modern telescopic surveys have the ability to detect such small objects up to millions of kilometers ...

Humans might not know of any intelligent beings beyond Earth, but if they exist, they might already know about us. New ...

The banks of the Dead Sea are the lowest point on dry land but not the deepest point on Earth's surface. That distinction ...

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...

As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.

The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond ...

Sotheby's is putting some rare items up for auction, including what it calls the largest piece of Mars ever found on Earth.

But with atomic clocks tracking the Earth’s rotational speed so closely that once every year and a half or so, the ...

When the moon is positioned farther from Earth's equator and closer to the poles, its pull on the planet becomes weaker. With ...

MP Materials has announced plans to expand rare earth mining and processing operations as Washington seeks to end its ...

What’s your guess for Earth’s most isolated island? It’s not Hawaii. It’s not Fiji. In fact, if you’re thinking beaches, palm ...