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Researchers find that Earth’s orbital rhythms influenced sediment and organic preservation in Jurassic shale deposits.

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It's the largest star that we've ever discovered. And if it were to replace our Sun, it would change a lot more than just the ...

The Earth’s orbit around the Sun is slightly elliptical, causing our planet’s distance from the Sun to change throughout the ...

While the Milankovitch Cycles operate on timescales far longer than human lifespans, their effects are always at play.

WASHINGTON — New analysis suggests that problems with NASA’s MAVEN Mars orbiter may be more serious than a simple communications glitch. NASA said Dec. 9 that it lost contact with the spacecraft three ...

The sky of the Sultanate of Oman will witness from Saturday evening until the dawn of the day Sunday a Quadrantid meteor ...

The beginning of January is when many people traditionally resolve to start a new, though sometimes challenging, habit and ...

1 January is when people traditionally start the new year with a fresh resolution. This is the story … ...

During its initial molten phase, the Moon experienced tidal bulges on its near and far sides due to Earth's immense gravitational pull. The Moon's rotation initially carried these gravitationally ...

When scientists describe “Earth-like” planets, the phrase often brings to mind worlds scattered across the galaxy, quietly ...