Discover how to seamlessly adjust your Kindle 3's screen rotation in this step-by-step tutorial. Whether you're lounging in bed or commuting, learn to switch between portrait and landscape modes ...

On Monday, September 22, the Earth's poles will become perfectly aligned, resulting in 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of ...

The autumnal equinox arrives Monday, marking the start of the fall season for the Northern Hemisphere and the spring in the Southern Hemisphere. On the equator, the sun will be directly overhead at ...

Astronomers detect a fast radio burst from 10 billion years ago, FRB 20240304B, revealing clues about the early universe.

Saturn will put on a show for professional and backyard astromers alike, and be the brightest and closest it has been to Earth all year. On Sunday, Sept. 21, Saturn will be at opposition, meaning the ...

SKYWATCH: This year marks the 50th anniversary of the discovery, just inside Jupiter’s orbit, of Kohoutek, a comet synonymous ...

The Earth stands alone in the solar system as a habitable world, as far as we know. But that doesn’t mean we don’t get visitors, most often in the form of (usually harmless) asteroids. Some even ...

What if the Earth just... stopped spinning? This video dives into a terrifying thought experiment: what would happen to our planet, our weather, and human life if the Earth's rotation came to a halt, ...

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to the Moon by bouncing lasers off mirrors placed there by space probes and ...

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As atmospheric observations of exoplanets become increasingly precise, it is more important than ever to correctly account ...

Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign.