Because Earth moves in an elliptical orbit around the sun, being further away means it travels slower along its orbit. This ...

Stargazers may catch a cosmic light show this Fourth of July weekend when the Milky Way appears in the night sky across the ...

The study questions the long-held belief that northern Africa became arid around 3 million years ago, which coincides with ...

July is an excellent month for astrophotographers. The clear summer skies and warm nights help, but what will excite night sky-watchers are its three meteor showers, striking lunar conjunctions and ...

From sweltering temperatures and summer thunderstorms to an upward swing in hurricane season, July can be a busy month for ...

It's the last moon in June, and there are plenty of geological features to see, even without a telescope, all thanks to the ...

Understanding how wildfires influence our planet's climate is a daunting challenge. Although fire occurs nearly everywhere on ...

Amazing Facts on Northern Lights The Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, are a stunning natural light display caused by ...

The heat waves moving in recent days across Canada, the U.S. and northern Europe are part of a dangerous new climate pattern.

The new moon occurs on June 25. A day later, Mercury reaches its highest point in the evening sky, and on June 27, the young ...

“Getting that to cross the equator, where the Coriolis force is essentially zero, is kind of impossible because it means you ...

A new study challenges the idea that climate change is behind the erratic wintertime behavior of the polar jet stream, the ...