I/ATLAS comet is the 3rd-ever object discovered that originated from outside our solar system. It's not a threat, approaches ...

Earth's orbital overcrowding is approaching a breaking point, according to a new analysis using a warning metric called the Crash Clock. The study authors examined the rapidly increasing density of ...

Satellites in orbit would begin to collide in a matter of days if they lost manoeuvrability during a solar storm or other ...

It's a complicated situation that involves physics, global power politics, climate change, technology and two types of time It's a complicated situation that involves physics, global power politics, ...

If you feel like there's less time in the day, you're correct. Scientists recorded the shortest day on Earth since the invention of the atomic clock. Other WRAL Top Stories Our planet's rotation ...

Earth's changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way — but only for a second. For the first time in history, world timekeepers ...

The CRASH Clock is a new metric for measuring the risks of satellite congestion in low-Earth orbit. Its calculations are ...

Time on Mars does not match time on Earth, and the difference is no longer a thought experiment. Precision calculations now show that clocks on the red planet tick measurably faster, confirming a ...

In the gloomy days of January, time seems to drag. According to the Einstein theory of relativity, it actually does—in a minute amount that means little to anyone except a scientist. During its annual ...