The vernal equinox arrives on Thursday, marking the start of the spring season for the Northern Hemisphere and the fall in ...

The vernal equinox marks the start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere — so does that mean this is the only day out of the ...

Earth's northern hemisphere warms up literally for the astronomical start to spring. Here's what to know about the season.

Did you know both the astronomical first day of spring and Easter Sunday are tied to the spring equinox? How they relate, what to know for spring 2025.

A new study finds that climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in ...

Astronomical spring begins on the vernal equinox, which is the point in the Earth’s orbit when the Sun is directly over the ...

In contrast, during a total solar eclipse — which is preceded by a partial eclipse — the moon completely covers the sun, ...

So, leap years help us keep our calendars aligned with Earth's orbit around the sun. Without them, our calendar would slowly drift out of sync with the seasons. Overall, the farther you are from ...

The continued release of greenhouse gases into Earth's atmosphere could increase the longevity of space junk in low Earth orbit, a new paper reveals. Under a high-emissions scenario, this could ...

Climate change is already causing all sorts of problems on Earth, but soon it will be making a mess in orbit around the planet too, a new study finds. MIT researchers calculated that as global ...