Spring, summer, fall, and winter — the seasons on Earth change every few months, around the same time every year. It’s easy to take this cycle for granted here on Earth, but not every planet has a ...

The most interesting thing in the sky for me last month was seeing the most intense hailstorm with the largest hail I have seen since moving to Durango over twenty-five years ago. I can assure you ...

An animation showcases how the seasons change with Earth's orbit around the sun. Earth's axis tilt causes very specific weather patterns and daylight during the course of a year. Most places ...

Earth's climate has swung between ice ages and warmer periods for millions of years, driven by subtle changes in our planet's ...

The winter solstice is the shortest day of the year with the least amount of sunlight. In Earth's northern hemisphere, it ...

Earth’s spin is not as steady as it looks from the ground. As ice sheets melt and aquifers are drained, scientists now say the planet’s axis has shifted by more than 30 inches, a subtle but measurable ...

Did you know that there are actually two different sets of seasons, and thus two different winters, every year?

Earth’s spin is not as steady as it looks. As ice melts and groundwater is pumped from deep aquifers to the surface, the planet’s mass is shifting, and with it the position of the rotational axis that ...

The winter solstice, or the December solstice, is the point at which the path of the sun in the sky is farthest south. At the ...