A recent study claims that Earth may have once had a ring. The theory would explain the presence of an odd density of impact craters around the equator dating back to the Ordovician period. A ring ...

The equator, an imaginary line dividing the Earth into hemispheres, influences unique phenomena. It dictates weather patterns ...

The stars are bright at night In the northern hemisphere, the autumnal equinox is the September day when the sun shines ...

No mater where you are on Earth, Orion rises in the east. Mintaka, the top/right most among the trio of stars in Orion’s belt, rises due east. Because Orion is on the celestial equator, an extension ...

Although there are several countries and, of course, even more cities that lie on the equator, Indonesian cities are the only ...

Interactions between Earth and the solar system have profoundly shaped the planet’s history, influencing evolution and ...

In short, straight lines that don't follow one line of latitude or longitude on a globe do not necessarily appear as straight ...

Scientists have discovered a nearby exoplanet that is just a baby by planetary standards, located 520 light-years away.

A recent study by Colorado geologists adds weight to the snowball Earth hypothesis, providing what may be the best evidence ...

Today, only the largest planets in the solar system have rings, but a new study suggests Earth may have been a ringed planet ...

Earth may have had a ring made up of a broken asteroid over 400 million years ago, a study finds. The Saturn-like feature ...