Deep under the crust and mantle of our Earth lies its core. Earth’s core was formed during the Iron Catastrophe, a major geological event where Earth was heated to temperatures above iron’s melting ...

Thousands of satellites and pieces of debris currently orbit our Earth. They provide us with television, internet, and ...

The Moon is one of the most charming objects in the night sky, casting its beautiful white light on the Earth. It is also its ...

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Suppose you could speed up Earth’s rotation so that a day was only half as long? What would happen? Well, for starters we’d have to make new clocks that only have hours 1 to 6 for am and pm. If you ...

If Earth stopped spinning, gravity would remain essentially the same, but the Coriolis effect would cease, causing air to travel in straight lines rather than forming cyclonic systems like hurricanes.

What would happen if Earth were struck by another catastrophic asteroid? While such an event would be devastating, researchers at the IBS Center for Climate Physics (ICCP) at Pusan National University ...

The future of the planet may not be the most comfortable of subjects to think about — from the threat of climate change to worry about world wars — but for astronomers, it's something to consider when ...