Scientists say gravity as well as tidal forces are responsible for pushing the moon further away from our planet ...

Significance of Tamil new year ...

Earth Rotation Day was observed globally on Wednesday. The day celebrates the rotation of planet earth on its axis which is crucial for defining time and shape of life. Earth rotates on its axis, an ...

The first day of spring, or the vernal equinox, is determined by where the Earth is in its orbit around ... making day and night equally long. The solstices occur on the longest and shortest ...

Earth's rotation causes day and night, but the revolution (or orbit) of Earth around the sun, combined with the tilt of the Earth's axis, is what causes seasons. "Seasons are caused by the fact ...