Earth’s spin is not as steady as it looks. As ice melts and groundwater is pumped from deep aquifers to the surface, the ...

Venus, with its fiery surface and rapid atmospheric rotation, has always been a subject of fascination for scientists. Recent ...

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to ...

A new study suggests that a once-daily atmospheric tidal cycle may be a bigger driver of rapid Venusian winds than previously ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers have what many teams would consider a dream lineup and rotation. Other NL West teams will still try ...

While we’re right to be gravely concerned about climate change in Alaska, we can also appreciate that the powerful natural ...

Astronomers are just beginning to scratch the surface of the complex, and sometimes violent, relationships between planets ...

The "strong grip" has become one of golf's most misunderstood quick fixes. Chronic slicers are told to strengthen their grip ...

A new study of the red dwarf system TOI-3884 has uncovered rare, persistent spot-crossing signals that reveal unusually detailed information about the star’s magnetic activity and the planet’s orbital ...

Pumping groundwater appears to have a greater consequence than ever previously thought. But now—thanks to a study published ...

Uranus is the only planet in our solar system that rotates sideways. It has an axial tilt of about 98 degrees, which means it appears to roll around the Sun instead of spinning upright like Earth or ...

One of the interesting facts about our Solar System is how fast different planets spin on their axis. Earth takes about 24 hours to make a full rotation, but some planets spin much quicker, making ...