You Searched For "Earth Hour" and got 14 results
Sort By:
1 min read
11 mins read
On Earth Day, brands urge you to switch off your lights today to ensure a brighter future tomorrow
Despite the global Coronavirus outbreak that has major cities across the world under a lockdown, pe…
2 mins read
People around the world will turn off the lights at 8:30 p.m. tonight - here's why
"Earth Hour reminds us that while people are on the front line of climate change, they are also our…
Jeremy Berke
2 mins read
A scientist's quick animation reveals that Earth has two types of day. Humans use the one that's 4 minutes longer.
Earth doesn't take a full 24 hours to spin on its axis — but humans use the sun to measure days. Th…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
2 mins read
A glowing red 'Blood Moon' in July will be the longest lunar eclipse in a century - here's how to see it
July's full moon will happen at the same time as the moon's apogee - which is when the moon hits it…
Jeremy Berke
3 mins read
What is a lunar day and a lunar night -- All you need to know
Moon is the only natural satellite of the earth and the nearest astral body to our mother planet. …
2 mins read
Another pair of asteroids is going to whiz past Earth on 14 September — Bigger, faster but further away
Two asteroids already whizzed past Earth this week and now, two more are set to fly by on 14 Sept…
2 mins read
Differences between earth and the moon
Moon has always evoked the imaginations of humans in several ways. Moon’s light is highly subdued …
2 mins read
Celebrate the winter solstice with this gorgeous animation that shows how the Earth changes with the seasons
This animation illustrates how Earth's tilt and yearly loop around the sun determine our seasons an…
Paola Rosa-Aquino,Morgan McFa…
4 mins read
The first day of fall has arrived. Here's how the equinox marks the changing of seasons.
If you were to stand directly on the equator at the moment the equinox peaks - which came at precis…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Dave Mo…
3 mins read
Aditya L1: Solar quakes can alter geomagnetic field of earth says top scientist
Ahead of India's Aditya-L1 solar mission, a top scientist said the monitoring of the Sun on a 24-ho…
PTI
2 mins read
It’s a record day for asteroids as three of them plan to fly past Earth
Aside from the fact that there will be three asteroids gunning for the planet, it's even rar…
4 mins read
The December solstice is here. Here's how it works and why it starts winter and summer at the same time.
As the graphic above shows, it takes 89 days after the December solstice for Earth to reach the Mar…
Dave Mosher
4 mins read
A geoscientist explains what would happen if Earth suddenly stopped spinning
If you were standing on Earth's equator when it suddenly stopped spinning, you could go flying east…