On Jan. 31, 1958, Explorer 1 became the first satellite launched by the United States. Its primary science instrument, a ...

Out in the Kuiper Belt, the massive doughnut of debris beyond Neptune, about one in 10 kilometer-scale objects have surprised scientists with their unexpected shape. Rather than resembling a ball, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The sun's rotation rate ...

Most major geological events in Earth's recent history have clustered in 27.5-million-year intervals — a pattern that scientists call the "pulse of the Earth." Lindsey Graham holds up government ...

On New Year's Eve and even Sunday night, some people in our area took note of the ring/halo around the moon. You'll often hear folks say "That means rain or snow is on the way." I've even heard "If ...

At the start of the year, Earth will quietly reach a milestone in its orbit around the sun. Known as perihelion, this is the moment when our planet is closer to the sun than at any other point in the ...

The first round of the College Football Playoff is in the books. Oregon, Ole Miss, Alabama and Miami move on to the quarterfinal matchups on New Year's Eve and New Year's Day. While some of the ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Say goodbye to fall, winter begins Sunday, December 21st at 10:03 AM EST. During the winter solstice, the northern hemisphere is tilted furthest away from the sun and marking ...

Right now, you’re zooming through space at incredible speeds. As just one of all the living creatures on Earth, you’re along for the ride as our planet constantly moves in two major ways. First, ...

When the College Football Playoff expanded to 12 teams in 2024, one of the most-anticipated new additions was on-site games in the first round. For the first time in college football history, there ...

PCWorld reports that scientists discovered Earth’s inner core has slowed its rotation relative to the crust, even appearing to stop moving in a phenomenon that occurs every 35 years. This iron-nickel ...

As we get closer to the end of the year, the days get shorter and shorter. Meanwhile, they get longer and longer as we get into the spring. This is all due to the angle of the sun in our sky. The sun ...