Gravity used to be the most down-to-earth of ideas, the thing that kept apples falling and planets in line. Now a growing ...

Learn how we know the Earth is round, and the science behind the shape of our gravitational field.

One of the most exciting questions, particularly when we are discovering that our planet is a ball, is, ‘Why don’t people on ...

Gravity is the reason things with mass or energy are attracted to each other. It is why apples fall toward the ground and planets orbit stars. Magnets attract some types of metals, but they can also ...

Earth and the Moon are forever locked in a gravitational embrace that has played a critical role in determining the fate of both worlds. Although they have grown more distant since their formative ...

The motion of the booster, named 2020 SO, is primarily driven by the gravity of the Sun and Earth. Prior to 2019, the booster was orbiting the Sun with an orbit similar to Earth’s, but moving at a ...

The idea that Mars could affect Earth’s climate sounds dramatic, since climate change is usually linked to cars, factories, ...

Monica Grady receives funding from the STFC, UK Space Agency and the EU. She is a Research Fellow at the Natural History Museum. She is director of her company MGML(UK) Ltd which provides educational ...

Drought on Earth probably had an effect on the furthest reaches of the atmosphere. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An intense ...

A 43-minute burn set the stage for JUICE's upcoming 'double gravity assist' to propel it towards Jupiter. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how ...

The Juice spacecraft, a European Space Agency mission to visit the icy moons of Jupiter, has just made a world’s first maneuver. This week, the craft swung back to Earth on its way to Jupiter and used ...