Early July 13, a new SpaceX mission will lift off from Cape Canaveral. Here's what to know about Commercial GTO 1.

The payload is listed as "Commercial GTO-1," which the company hasn't used before. The Dror-1 satellite uses mostly Israeli ...

Each tick of the clock marks a second in a day, normally 86,400 of them. But on July 9, 2025, Earth completed its rotation 1.3 milliseconds faster than usual, making it the shortest day ever recorded ...

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...

Just the third-ever confirmed interstellar object has been detected in our solar system. Here's what we know. (Spoiler: It's ...

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

Thanks to atomic clocks (and all the worldly forces that influence them), scientists know that Earth's rotation has begun to ...

Astronomers manning an asteroid warning system caught a glimpse of a large, bright object zipping through the solar system ...

The sun's ascent above Earth's horizon is observed from the International Space Station, marking the approaching peak of ...

At the aphelion, the distance from the Earth’s center to the Sun’s center is going to be 152,087,738 kilometers (94,502,939 ...

The planet's orbit also plays a crucial role. A highly elliptical orbit, like that of Kepler-735c, can lead to extreme climatic variations. The presence of liquid water is another essential criterion.

Asteroids with ‘unstable orbits’ hide around Venus—do they threaten Earth? New research on the orbits of these mysterious asteroids near Venus stress the need for better space rock surveillance.