Extremophile aliens want to stop Earth's rotation in Fantastic Four #6! Can Reed's family save the planet before it becomes a rotisserie chicken?

Meteorological winter runs from December 1 to February 28, which tends to be a better fit for the coldest time of the year than astronomical winter.

The Mechanics of Earth's Spin Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the Sun, but once every 23 hours, 56 ...

New findings suggest that diurnal tides, driven by solar heat, are a major contributor to the extreme speeds of Venus's winds ...

A new study suggests that a once-daily atmospheric tidal cycle may be a bigger driver of rapid Venusian winds than previously ...

Discover the 'Swift Planet' and why Mercury is the fastest world in our solar system, with an incredible speed and a short 88 ...

Astronomers are just beginning to scratch the surface of the complex, and sometimes violent, relationships between planets ...

The Moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) farther away from the Earth every year. Scientists measure the distance to ...

Earth’s spin is not as steady as it looks. As ice melts and groundwater is pumped from deep aquifers to the surface, the ...

Uranus is the only planet in our solar system that rotates sideways. It has an axial tilt of about 98 degrees, which means it appears to roll around the Sun instead of spinning upright like Earth or ...

Pumping groundwater appears to have a greater consequence than ever previously thought. But now—thanks to a study published ...

A new study suggests that a once-daily atmospheric tidal cycle may be a bigger driver of rapid Venusian winds than previously ...