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

Lean about how the Earth's rotation creates day and night with Seymour Science and Rosie in this primary Bitesize guide.

Affecting all life on Earth The larger temperature difference between day and night could potentially affect crop yields, plant growth, animal well-being and human health.

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. the Earth, Sun and Moon why we get day and night what we can see during the day and at night why days and nights are ...

Earth, captured once a day by the EUMETSAT meteorological satellite, have been time-lapsed. (video looped) Credit: Simon ...

Most people think a day on Earth is just the time it takes for the planet to make one full rotation on its axis, but that’s ...

Meet the DJs spinning Earth Day into nightlife At Earth "Night" celebrations, you can dance, vibe, and get involved with local climate action.

Two Latin words that signify equal and night make up the word equinox. The European Space Agency (ESA) on Saturday released a satellite picture of day and night split in half on Earth's surface ...

Earth’s ‘twilight zone’ runs exactly north to south during the equinox. The line dividing day and night on a planet’s surface is called a terminator, and on most days, Earth’s is slanted ...

Shooting stars will usher in Earth Day starting late Monday night as the Lyrid meteor shower reaches its peak — and Californians will have some of the best views in the country. The annual ...

“Can there be a better way to celebrate Earth Day than to have our cosmos honor Gaia, the Greek goddess who presides over Earth, by igniting by lighting up that night’s sky the first major meteor ...

Halfway between the winter and summer solstices are the equinoxes, when the length of day and night are nearly equal everywhere on Earth.