Although we can't feel Earth spinning, the daily sunrise and sunset are reminders that our planet is in constant motion. But do we know which way Earth is spinning? And is it the same direction as ...

High radiation during a time of frenzied star formation in the Milky Way left one stellar population with few chances to form planets, a study reports.

A very rare treat is about to grace Earth's night skies.

Caption (a) shows how the "real" Earth orbits the Sun, with a constant angle of the tilt of the spinning axis, giving the familiar four seasons per year. (b) shows how the planet of the Game of ...

So there's still lots to learn about the biggest planet in the solar system and its four main moons. Jupiter is the fastest-spinning planet in the solar system, taking just 10 hours to complete a ...

The climate crisis has gone so far that it's altering the shape and spin of our planet, and changing our experience of time itself, according to a new study published in the journal Nature on ...

Uranus and Neptune and more In the sky at night In the soft starlight Yes, Uranus and Neptune and more 'Lumps and bumps' briefly describes a few physical characteristics of the moon and the ...