A spinning disc, a coil of fiber optic cable, and the Earth's own rotation are all you need to find true north at sea. Here's how gyrocompasses actually work, and why getting them right is trickier ...

The event, catalogued as AT2020afhd, is what astronomers call a tidal disruption event. As the star approached the supermassive black hole, gravitational forces stretched and tore it apart. Its debris ...

Ocean waves are a vast and steady source of renewable energy, but capturing their power efficiently has long frustrated engineers. A researcher at The University of Osaka has now explored a bold new ...

The cosmos has served up a gift for a group of scientists who have been searching for one of the most elusive phenomena in the night sky. Their study, presented in Science Advances, reports on the ...

Zodiac signs link the stars to your life, but not in the way you might think. You wouldn't know it just by reading your horoscope, but the zodiac constellations are impacted by the cosmically slow ...

The viral headline set off alarm bells online, but the astrology community was quick to clap back with context and receipts Getty A recent viral report claims our zodiac signs are 2,000 years out of ...

Over millennia, our view of the stars has shifted, because of Earth’s wobble. It may be time to rethink your sign. Whether you care about horoscopes or not, you probably know your zodiac sign. You’ve ...

This illustration shows how Earth’s spin axis (blue) is tilted from perpendicular, causing it to precess and trace out a circle over about 26,000 years. The brightest star nearest the North Celestial ...

If you have ever observed a propeller plane closely, you might have noticed the propeller is slightly angled to the right. The angled engine and propeller can seem jarring, considering symmetry is ...

Regular readers of my column certainly know how to use the Big Dipper to find the North Star (aka Polaris). Some folks believe Polaris is important because it’s the brightest star in the heavens, and ...

The ebb and flow of Pleistocene glacial cycles is not random; it follows a predictable pattern dictated by the distinct and deterministic influence of Earth’s orbital geometry, according to a new ...

Scientists have determined exactly how Earth's orbit and tilt affect glaciation and deglaciation, based on the length of these parameters' cycles and clues hidden at the bottom of the ocean. When you ...