This means that one lunar rotation on its axis corresponds to the time of revolution around Earth, equal to 29.5 days. On a daily basis, the moon appears to move eastward in the sky by 12°, and ...

Earth’s Rotation Day, observed annually on January 8th, marks the discovery of Earth’s rotation by French physicist Léon Foucault in 1851. His famous Foucault Pendulum experiment provided ...

Earth’s Rotation Day, observed annually on January 8th, marks the discovery of Earth's rotation by French physicist Léon Foucault in 1851. His famous Foucault Pendulum experiment provided clear ...

On January 11, 1787, the English astronomer Sir William Herschel discovered two moons at Uranus! Oberon and Titania were the first two Uranian moons ever discovered. The finding came just six years ...

Worlds will align for a "planetary parade" in January, with four bright and easily visible to the naked eye. But an even ...

While Earth's slowdown is not noticeable on human timescales, it's enough to work significant changes over eons. One of those changes is perhaps the most significant of all, at least to us: ...

This is a great deal for the Royals, who needed another arm in their rotation. After Lorenzen was traded to Kansas City by the Texas Rangers, he posted a 1.57 ERA and a 1.08 WHIP in seven ...

You won't see a majestic line of planets on Jan. 25 the way people on social media are promising, but you will see four bright planets if you look up.

SAYEDAH ZAINAB, Syria — In the shadow of the gold-domed Sayedah Zainab shrine, six miles south of Damascus, lie the abandoned remains of what was once the de facto headquarters of Iran’s ...

Sony's upcoming Until Dawn film adaptation will feature both a new cast of characters and a new story. This titbit was shared during a presentation at CES by Sony's president of film division ...