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For thousands of years, scientists have known that the Earth is tilted on its axis. In addition to this steady tilt of 23.5 ...

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The puzzling behavior of Titan's atmosphere has been revealed by researchers at the University of Bristol for the first time.

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A team of Chinese astronomers has discovered a binary star system, comprising a millisecond pulsar and a helium-rich ...

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Astronomers discovered the Small Magellanic Cloud galaxy, located 200,000 light-years away, has stars moving in two opposing ...

We can easily see this “precession” effect with a spinning top. As the top rotates on its axis, it eventually slows down and begins to wobble. The axis about which the top spins no longer points in a ...

Polaris has long guided travelers with its fixed spot in the night sky Earth's axis points to Polaris, making it a vital ...