The moon causes a second phenomenon that affects Earth’s rotation on a human timescale. Beachgoers know full well that the moon’s gravity causes the seas’ daily high and low tides, and the solid Earth ...

This summer a few factors are adding up to make a handful of Earth’s spins—those occurring on July 10, July 22 and August 5—more than a millisecond faster than the average of the past several decades.

Despite decades of effort, humans have only drilled 0.2% into Earth’s crust. Heat, pressure, and flowing rock make reaching ...

Take Pretty Little Liars, for instance, a show that turned anonymous secrets into a multi-season guessing game. Or Netflix’s Outer Banks, where teens dive headfirst into a treasure hunt that’s ...

But there has been one big mystery: Earth’s inner core, a solid ball of iron, only began to form about a billion years ago.

The stellar companion may help explain why the brightness of Betelgeuse, the red supergiant, is open to so much variation.

For years, Oklahoma City’s draft picks and prospects were a hot top of debate on the NBA trade market. It was always clear ...

This breathtaking Hubble image of spiral galaxy NGC 1309 reveals more than swirling stars and glowing dust—it holds a cosmic mystery.

Webb's Near-Infrared Camera view shows at least two or three distinct outflows of gas — jets stretching in different ...

An international team of astronomers has captured one of the most detailed images yet of a spectacular, ribbon-like jet ...

Sci-fi series get cancelled so often that we are diving back into the archives to choose seven more show that should get a ...

India's E20 fuel aims for a greener future—but it may wreck engines not built for it. From lower mileage to warranty loss, ...