July 9, 2025, saw the Earth spin through one of its shortest days on record a fleeting, nanosecond instant that passed unnoticed by most, but sent ripples within the domain of high-precision ...

Without the moon, life on Earth might not even be possible. At one quarter the diameter of the Earth and one sixth its gravity, our celestial neighbor plays a critical role in setting marine-life ...

Astronomers have determined that our nearest neighbor is gradually inching away from us. The Weather Channel reports that the Earth’s moon is moving further away from our planet, albeit at an ...

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The solar corona is a stream of energetic particles flowing from the Sun, the solar wind A recent article about the role of global magnetic fields in the loss of planetary volatiles caught my ...

Five years ago, the global COVID-19 lockdown briefly halted human activity, triggering a drastic drop in air pollution and temporary banishing of haze. Clear sky over cities reduced Earth’s ability to ...