People on Earth would be witnessing the shortest day in record since experts began tracking the rotation of the planet in 1973. On average, Earth completes one full rotation on its axis in exactly ...

Scientists have warned that Wednesday could be the shortest day of your life as Earth's accelerating rotation is expected to move quicker than ever before. They found that three days this summer, July ...

The night sky may look calm, but behind the glowing points of light lies a violent and complex process of creation. Stars, ...

For decades, astronomers have been awed by Saturn’s ring beauty. But a tiny, icy wanderer drifting between Saturn and Uranus has now stolen a little of that spotlight.

In the far reaches of Antarctica, a discovery on Seymour Island has jolted paleontology: a giant, soft-shelled egg from the ...