The sun has an orbit of its own in the Milky Way ... is "practically zero" for the next few billion years. Theoretically, however, if the Earth did stop moving suddenly, there would be an awful ...

Earth's history is a roller-coaster of climate fluctuations, of relative warmth giving way to frozen periods of glaciation ...

takes just 88 Earth days to complete one orbit. On the other hand, Neptune, the farthest planet from the sun, takes about 165 Earth years! These varying revolution times are due to each planet's ...

Wondering why February is so short? What's a leap year or when? Here's why leap year is every four years and when's the next one.

Scientists have predicted future glacial periods by matching Earth's past ice ages to its orbit around the sun. But their new ...

Earth emerged from the last ice age around 11,700 years ago. A new analysis suggests the next one could be expected in 10,000 ...

Chances an asteroid may hit Earth in 2032 dropped to near zero, astronomers say. Here's what to know about 2024 YR4.

The Blue Ghost lunar lander, managed by Texas company Firefly Aerospace, touched down Sunday morning on the moon's near side.

While the U.S. Space Force, and its previous operator the U.S. Air Force, have been tightlipped about what the space plane ...