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 change in the core's rotation nearly 4,800km (3,000 miles) below the surface may lead to shifts in the length of day, "on the order of a thousandth of a second", says John Vidale, a professor ...

But the synchronous rotation is not perfect, so the Moon does not always show exactly the same face to the Earth. We can actually see slightly over half of the Moon's surface, about 59 per cent ...

Earth is bidding farewell to a tiny asteroid that joined its orbit for nearly two months. The asteroid, known as 2024 PT5, is set to be drawn away from Earth by the powerful pull of the sun on Monday.

Accounts of total solar eclipses throughout history can reveal how Earth's rotation has changed. Newfound documents may prompt a rethinking of the planet's motion as far back as the fourth century.

Using radar, a Nasa spacecraft, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO), has confirmed the existence of caves beneath the lunar surface. Here's why such geological features will be key for establishing ...