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

Earth may briefly capture as many as six moon fragments — called minimoons — at any given time before they move on to orbit ...

Beyond their scientific value, these tiny satellites may also hold commercial potential. Because they briefly orbit close to ...

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 ...

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

Thanks to atomic clocks (and all the worldly forces that influence them), scientists know that Earth's rotation has begun to ...

While high or low clouds are expected in various areas across Michigan overnight July 10, forecasters expect the buck moon to ...

As for when this three-day event will happen, there are three days this summer when the moon will be around its furthest ...