NASA's Artemis II mission is sending humans back to the moon for the first time since the Apollo era. Here are the reasons why the U.S. wants to return.

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On Jan. 2, 1971, George Harrison made history as the first member of The Beatles to score a No. 1 solo album in the United States. At only 27 years old, Harrison released the album All Things Must ...

Dan Moccia-Field, center, retrieves trash with his children Fran Weller, 4, left, and Joan Weller, 7, along the Eastern Promenade for Earth Day in April. (Derek Davis/Staff Photographer) From its ...

• November 6 was the fifth annual Call to Earth Day, part of a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. • Rolex’s ...

Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day, climate activists organized a nationwide celebration of solar power. Fifty-five years after the first Earth Day, climate activists organized a nationwide ...

James O'Donoghue receives funding from the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Earth will complete a rotation 1.33 milliseconds earlier than usual on Tuesday, August 5. That makes it ...

Earlier this month, the Earth spun just a bit faster than usual on July 9 and is expected to do so again on July 22 and Aug. 5, according to the website TimeAndDate. Over a millisecond was reportedly ...

The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer. By Jacey Fortin This article was updated ...

On those three days, just over a millisecond is expected to be shaved off the standard 24-hour day. Of course, you're unlikely to notice such a miniscule difference in your day. But scientists who ...

The Earth is pretty good at keeping its pace. However, variations do happen. And on three separate days this summer—July 9, July 22, and August 5—the Earth will spin notably faster than usual. Of ...

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