The moon's thin atmosphere, called an exosphere, has been a puzzle to science for some time. Two main processes were thought ...

As of Tuesday, July 22, the moon phase is Waning Crescent, and it is almost completely hidden to us on Earth. The moon will ...

Scientists break down the reasons why days are getting shorter—and the mystery they're still trying to solve about Earth's ...

Celebrate International Moon Day with Starmus by sharing your best Moon images. Submit via Instagram DM for a chance to be ...

Zotov predicts Earth’s rotation may soon decelerate once again. If he’s right, this sudden speeding-up could prove to be just ...

Watch teen’s emotional reaction seeing herself with hair for the first time ...

Every year, a few thousand people deploy to live on Antarctic research stations — and go through punishing survival training ...

Mars has lost immense amounts of water over it lifetime, and scientists aren't sure exactly how. New research hints that the ...

Due to the way Earth's rotation is measured, Wednesday, July 9 will technically lose time. Here's why you most likely won't notice.

Matthew Arnold’s poems often reflect our search for meaning in life. Arnold’s best buddy at Rugby School and later at Oxford was Arthur Hugh Clough (pronounced “cluff”) who became important as a ...

An otherworldly piece of rock could fetch $4 million (£2.9m) at auction. Meteorite NWA 16788 is the largest known piece of Mars on Earth, weighing 54 pounds (24.67 kg). Discovered on November 16, 2023 ...

Skywatchers in North America can catch three major celestial events in July 2025, including Mercury’s greatest eastern elongation on July 4, the Full Buck Moon on July 11 and the Southern Delta ...