When my colleagues and I send them out to explore our solar system, it's important for us to understand the 3D map of our ...

Explore the mystery of 3I/ATLAS, the interstellar visitor with a 7.1-hour 'heartbeat'. Learn why its bizarre alignment with ...

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Researchers find that shifts in Earth’s orbit can trigger abrupt climate changes, even in warm periods without ice sheets.

Earth’s Rotation Day 2026, observed on January 8, highlights how Earth’s constant rotation shapes day and night, climate, ...

If you have ever heard that Earth will soon start having 25-hour days, it might be right. The idea itself is not wrong. Scientists do expect Earth’s rotation to keep slowing. What often gets lost is ...

We’ve probably all had a few conversations with people who hold eccentric scientific ideas, and most of the time they yield nothing more than frustration and perhaps a headache. In [Bertrand Selva]’s ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Abstract: In long endurance underwater vehicle rotational inertial navigation system, the rotation strategy significantly impacts navigation accuracy. To address the limitations of the dual-axis ...

We here at Jalopnik are insanely lucky to call what we do work. Obviously, being able to nerd out over cars is what makes it so cool, but arguably just as cool is getting to travel the world to go and ...

When we talk about feats of engineering, very few megastructures on Earth rival the sheer scale of China's Three Gorges Dam. It's located in Hubei province, spanning the mighty Yangtze River, and it's ...

During an equinox, places around the globe experience nearly equal amounts of daytime and nighttime. The second occurrence this year happens on Monday. By Katrina Miller Sept. 19, 2025: This article ...