EARTH is set to have three unexpectedly shorter than average days in the coming weeks – and it’s taken scientists by surprise ...

(Web Desk) - Earth is set to have three unexpectedly shorter than average days in the coming weeks - and it has taken ...

The dates fall when our lunar satellite will be its furthest from Earth's equator. This can impact the rate of the Earth’s rotation, which causes slight variations in the length of a day.

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 this ...

This means that one lunar rotation on its axis corresponds to the time of revolution around Earth, equal to 29.5 days.

Celestis, which recently conducted a mission from California, will send cremated remains or human DNA to outer space for ...

Technical Terms Earth Orientation Parameters (EOP): Quantitative measures that describe the rotation of the Earth, including polar motion, LOD variations, and celestial pole offsets.

Thanks to their exposure to lunar dust, which they experienced following their extravehicular excursions on the moon's surface, they reported irritation in their eyes, noses, and throats.

The remains of more than 160 deceased people reached orbit yesterday on a spacecraft that hitched a ride on a SpaceX rocket.

Celestis says it's the 1st company to offer space burials. Some remains, from "Star Trek" actors to JFK, have flown to orbit ...