Recently, the results of a 250-day experiment to refine a particular motion of our planet were published in the journal Science Advances. Lead author K. Ulrich Schreiber from the TUM Institute of ...

Climate can change fast, even when the planet looks stable. Earth has flipped into new patterns within decades in the past.

Regular readers of my column certainly know how to use the Big Dipper to find the North Star (aka Polaris). Some folks believe Polaris is important because it’s the brightest star in the heavens, and ...

One of the boldest dreams in modern astronomy is the search for Earth-like worlds beyond our solar system. These exoplanets may hold oceans, rocky ground, and even atmospheres rich in oxygen or ...

New simulations show Mars plays a key role in shaping Earth’s long-term climate by influencing its orbit and axial tilt over hundreds of thousands to millions of years.

The earth (and humanity) would be very different without our smaller red neighbor. In A Nutshell Computer simulations show ...