Encircling Earth are the Van Allen radiation belts—vast, doughnut-shaped rings of highly energetic charged particles, mostly ...

Impact craters found around the Earth that were made around the same ... The debris from the breakup then coalesced in a ring around the Equator, a scenario that may be linked to dramatic changes ...

With the help of technology, we can tune into the hidden sounds of our planet, from the pull of the moon on our mountains and cities to a silent rumble so deep and powerful, it can move the earth ...

Earth gained a temporary mini-moon for a period of two months, but the origin story of our very own Moon remains a mystery.

The Earth formed over 4.6 billion years ago out of a mixture of dust and gas around the young sun. It grew larger thanks to countless collisions between dust particles, asteroids, and other growing ...

FARGO — The autumnal equinox is at 7:43 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 22. At this moment, the equator of the Earth will lie in exactly the same plane as Earth's orbit around the sun. A person standing on ...

Earth will get a second moon for about two months this year when a small asteroid begins to orbit our planet. The asteroid was discovered in August and is set to become a mini-moon, revolving ...

The asteroid will orbit the Earth for about two months starting from Sept. 29. The Earth is getting a second moon for a limited time beginning the end of September. An asteroid will come close ...

Because oceans cover 67 per cent of the Earth's surface ... currents transport warmer water from lower latitudes (nearer the equator) to higher latitudes (nearer the poles) cold currents take ...

Starting next week, the moon, Earth’s closest celestial body, will be joined by a new neighbor: a second moon. From Sept. 29 until Nov. 25, astronomers calculate that 2024 PT5— which is what ...

may look longer on 2D maps. Indeed, these routes can be confusing on flat maps because the Earth's roundness gets distorted ...