Gif animation showing Earth spinning, there is a little graphic in the top right corner that reads "space mysteries". Even though Earth is always spinning, we can't feel it, and you probably take it ...

This artistic animation shows asteroid 2024 YR4 passing by Earth. Astronomers created a 3D image of the newly discovered asteroid after observing it with a telescope in Chile. (9NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/R.

A sudden halt to Earth's rotation, though improbable, would trigger catastrophic events. Inertia would cause widespread ...

A strange shift in Earth's rotation is making our days milliseconds shorter — and scientists are racing to understand why. The days are getting shorter and not just because summer is waning in the ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The asteroid that once had a small chance of striking Earth and now might slam into the moon resembles a spinning hockey puck, scientists said Tuesday. A team of astronomers ...