Google Earth, the interactive digital globe known for its sweeping satellite views and exquisite 3D flyovers, is turning 20 years old this month. To celebrate two decades of helping people explore ...

The Mechanics of Earth's Spin Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the Sun, but once every 23 hours, 56 minutes and 4 seconds with respect to other distant stars. Scientists call this ...

Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. Last year’s ...

We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. You may think you have a pretty good idea of the world map, but Atossa Araxia Abrahamian explains how special economic ...

Before the advent of GPS, especially at sea, navigation meant finding your position by looking up at the stars. Today, when the Global Positioning System isn’t working—or gets jammed by electronic ...

The Sphere in Las Vegas gets some homegrown imagery for Earth Day. Eight local students – all winners of the Second Annual Sphere XO Student Design Challenge – will have their art creations displayed ...

USA Rare Earth, Inc. (Nasdaq: USAR) (USAR or the Company) today announced that its subsidiary, Less Common Metals (LCM), signed a supply agreement with Solvay and Arnold Magnetic Technologies ...

Explore new features coming to Google Earth and take a look back at the major milestones of the platform since 2005. Macy is a writer on the AI Team. She covers how AI is changing daily life and how ...