Earth is home, but it’s also full of surprises. Some of these facts might make you stop and say, “Wait, is that true?” Let’s ...

It sounds like a sci-fi plot, but it’s a cold, hard scientific fact: our closest cosmic neighbor, the moon, is slowly moving ...

The Three Gorges Dam in China continues to modify the Earth's rotation. This gigantic project, considered the largest in the ...

China's Three Gorges Dam has effectively changed Earth's axis by nearly an inch since it was built nearly 18 years ago, ...

Researchers in Germany have now directly observed this wobble with the highest precision yet thanks to a large ring laser ...

THAT’s NO MOON - Earth doesn’t just have one moon; sometimes, it has a companion satellite or “mini-moon.” Discovered on ...

Your every breath serves as a reminder that the atmosphere of Earth is silently carrying out its function. Since air is ...

A 250-day experiment using a ring laser achieved unprecedented accuracy in measuring Earth's axial wobble (nutation and precession), surpassing previous gyroscope and ring laser technologies by a ...

As just one of all the living creatures on Earth, you're along for the ride as our planet constantly moves in two major ways. This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication ...

This article was originally published at The Conversation. The publication contributed the article to Space.com's Expert Voices: Op-Ed & Insights. The moon is getting 1½ inches (3.8 centimeters) ...

University of Texas Arlington provides funding as a member of The Conversation US. Right now, you’re zooming through space at incredible speeds. As just one of all the living creatures on Earth, ...