Friday the 13th may be considered an unlucky day, but at 5:45 EDT (11:45 CEST) on Friday, April 13, 2029, it will prove the exact opposite when a massive asteroid passes safely past Earth.

Did you know the tallest mountain in the world isn’t really a mountain at all? It’s actually a volcano – Mauna Kea, located on the big island of Hawaii. Mount Everest in the Himalayas ...

Recent observations reveal that Earth's magnetic poles are gradually drifting. Until the 1990s, the North Pole moved at about 15 kilometers per year. However, the rate has accelerated to 55 ...

If the Earth turns more slowly, then the length of day increases by a few milliseconds from the standard measure of 86,400 seconds ...

as well as data from several nuclear tests around the globe, to reach their conclusions. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more! — Earth's layers ...

However, Newton believed this would make Earth an oblate (or flattened) spheroid rather than a sphere, they add. To settle the matter, the French Academy of Sciences sent two scientific missions ...

Deep inside Earth is a solid metal ball that rotates independently of our spinning planet, like a top whirling around inside a bigger top, shrouded in mystery. This inner core has intrigued ...

Gravity pushes extra masses of water and earth into a bulge, or "spare tire" around our planet. At the equator, the circumference of the globe is 24,901 miles (40,075 kilometers), according to ...

Last chance to save 30% on cooling bedding and sleepwear at Cozy Earth's Extended 4th of July Sale for a better night's sleep. When it comes to getting a good night's rest, it's no secret that ...

When is the next Steam sale? It feels like one Steam sale has just ended when the next one begins, but with some events offering better discounts than others and genre-specific sales, it’s a ...