Most people think a day on Earth is just the time it takes for the planet to make one full rotation on its axis, but that’s ...

On average, from the point of view of the sun, the Earth completes one full rotation around its axis every 24 hours or 86,400 seconds, give or take a few milliseconds. A millisecond (ms) is 0.001 of a ...

Did you feel that? The planet spun a bit faster last week, by enough to give us our shortest day of the year, so far.

Space weather probe Vigil will be the world's first space weather mission to be permanently positioned at Lagrange point 5, a unique vantage point that allows us to see solar activity days before it ...

That complexity could mean bigger fireworks ahead. With the sunspot now rotating to face Earth, it could pose a threat for stronger space weather events in the coming days. M-class flares, like those ...

The Gemini North telescope in Hawaii recently snapped a close-up of the comet that's captured the world’s attention.

Astronomers have captured the first direct signs of planet formation around the young star HOPS-315, offering a glimpse into ...

The Earth is constantly changing in natural ways, but most of those changes are very slow. Humans are speeding up other changes with global warming.

Venus, shrouded in mystery, stands out with its toxic atmosphere and retrograde rotation, spinning in the opposite direction ...

Astronomers discover a new strategy for detecting exoplanets: look for aligned binary stars that reveal hidden worlds more ...

Astronomers discover circular polarisation near massive protostar, offering insight into magnetic fields in star formation.

St. Louis NWS issues a Hazardous Weather Outlook with thunderstorms expected and advises vigilance throughout the week.