The long-standing idea of planets forming in perfectly flat, orderly discs has been challenged by new research. Instead of ...

These phenomena are erratic. They interact at every scale and manifest as weather, from clear sunny days to blustery blizzards and the anomalous events — from hurricanes and polar vortices to ...

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases the size of the Moon’s orbit. This means that the Moon gets slightly farther ...

The fall season officially begins on Monday, Sept. 22, 2025, with the autumnal equinox. An equinox occurs when the Earth's axis is tilted neither toward nor away from the sun, resulting in nearly ...

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...

As with equinoxes, solstices are associated with Earth's tilt, but instead of daylight and nighttime being even, the days and nights are at their extremes. The winter solstice is the shortest day of ...

Meteorological seasons are defined by the weather. They break down the year into three-month seasons based on annual ...

With the last 7 p.m. sunset happening on Sept. 25 for Seattle and western Washington, one thing is clear — the Big Dark is ...

The official start of the season is right around the corner. We’re talking about the Autumnal Equinox, which arrives next ...

The rate at which we lose daylight in Washington state is faster in September and October than at any other time of year. Meanwhile, rain is forecast for Sunday.

In theory, a compass could also function near the Earth, within the so-called magnetosphere. This invisible magnetic “bubble” ...

While the days have been gradually getting shorter since the summer solstice, the rate at which Washington loses daylight ...