THE recent radar measurements of Mercury indicate that the period of rotation of the planet is 59 ± 5 days 1. This result is in complete disagreement with the previously quoted value of 88 days ...

For nearly 40 years, scientists have generally agreed that Earth's Moon formed from debris after a massive collision with our ...

Titan is also larger than the planet Mercury and it is mostly made of nitrogen ... which Triton orbits in the opposite direction of its Neptune's rotation. This moon also has cryovolcanic activity ...

532 slugging percentage, plus his 201 career home runs, plus his four All-Star appearances, plus his 26 years on this planet ...

Mercury will join Venus as an evening planet for part of this month and ... You can sense the much slower rotation of the earth on its axis very easily by watching the full moon rise or just ...

Besides the technicalities, there are quite a few dissimilarities in the overall approach of Vedic astrology vs Western ...

Why does the Earth spin? Sara H., age 5, New Paltz, New York A globe was the first thing I ever bought with my own money.

November brings many sights to explore, including Mercury in the early evening, Mars brightening, and the giant planets Jupiter and Saturn adding to the spectacle. Jupiter in particular is reaching ...

Thermometers are essential weather instruments that measure air temperature. They provide crucial data for meteorologists to ...

As the name suggests, retrograde refers to when a planet appears to go backward in its orbit as viewed from Earth.

The planet of communication, Mercury, influences how you tell others what’s on your mind, your thought processes and your ...