Is the Moon’s slow retreat from Earth a cosmic time bomb in our planet’s relationship or an entry to the precision of modern ...

Earth's average temperature is around 60°F (15.5°C). ... Distance from the Sun: Earth is the third planet from the Sun, which is about 93 million miles (150 million km) away.

The temperature and extent of the cold tongue changes with the seasons, but new climate simulations show that the annual change in Earth’s distance from the sun also affects the cold tongue ...

Earth's largest waterfall, Denmark Strait cataract, is located in Arctic waters between Iceland and Greenland and is roughly ...

Alone among known planets, Earth has vast oceans on its surface and its landmasses are marked with lakes and extensive river ...

At 40 light-years from Earth, Gliese 12 b is about the same distance as the TRAPPIST-1 system. This is made up of seven planets, all roughly in Earth's size range and likely rocky, orbiting a red ...

The average distance between Earth and the sun, what astronomers call an astronomical unit, is defined as 149,597,870.7 km. So this time we’ll be a little bit more than 1.5 percent farther out ...

An international team of astronomers has discovered a temperate Earth-sized world with the potential to harbor alien life. The planet, known as Ross 128 b, is located a mere 11 light-years from ...

Earth-sun distance dramatically alters seasons in the equatorial Pacific in a 22,000-year cycle An unrecognized effect boosts or diminishes the Pacific cold tongue, likely impacting El Niño/La ...