This gravity disparity is largely due to that equatorial bulge creating non-uniform distances from points on the planet's surface to center of the Earth, and to the fact that the Earth spins.

Also one of the facts about planets is that Mars had a thick atmosphere in the past. It is believed to have water in the past ...

A large planet has been spotted orbiting a dwarf star that is just 3 million years old, offering possible clues to how the ...

The 10m-wide asteroid dubbed 2024 PT5 had been circling the Earth since 29 September in an orbit about 3.2 million km from ...

Over many millions of years, NASA suspects the young world could mature into either of the most common planets found in our ...

It's Mars Day! November 28 is celebrated as Red Planet Day, dedicated to honoring Mars, our fascinating planetary neighbour.

IRAS 04125+2902 b – is really just a baby: only 3 million years old. And because such infant worlds are usually hidden inside ...

The mini-moon 2024 PT5, which has been orbiting Earth for two months and is likely a chunk of the moon, will now drift away ...

Over the course of the planet's 4.5 billion-year history, several supercontinents have formed and broken up, a result of churning and circulation in the Earth's mantle, which makes up 84% of the ...