Before the unboxing of the Lego Technic planet earth and moon in orbit space set. (Image credit: Jase Parnell-Brookes) This 526-piece build is more complex than larger-piece sets ...

The International Rotation and Reference Systems Service found that July 9, July 22, and August 5 will be victims of the time ...

The Earth is predicted to increase its rotation speed in July and August, once again bucking the trend of a slower rotation ...

Our planet is going to spin a little faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, thanks to the moon’s distance from the equator.

(via minutephysics) We think of the moon as orbiting the earth, following a spiraling trajectory as the earth itself orbits the sun.But this is wrong. Not only is the moon's orbit NOT a spiral ...

An newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in Earth's orbit, before being flung back on its normal path around the sun.