The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

When NASA's DART mission crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos, the first stage of the impact saw the spacecraft's solar panels ...

Dam construction since 1835 has caused Earth's poles to "wander" away from the planet's rotational axis because of the ...

Our respondents are quick to point out the issues with using Earth’s rotation to get to a destination, not least the ...

For one, scientists observe a "cosmic fossil" called the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The first light that was free to ...

Scientists anticipate that Earth's rotation will quicken enough to create three shorter days between July and August, ...

As for when this three-day event will happen, there are three days this summer when the moon will be around its furthest ...

July 9 will be one of the shortest days ever, as Earth is spinning faster and scientists are still working to understand why.

Scientists expect a specific day in July to be the shortest day of 2025 so far, running just over a millisecond faster than ...

Strange cone-shaped rocks led scientists to the hidden remains of one of Earth’s oldest asteroid impacts. It could help us find fossil life on Mars.

MMORPG tradition has ended in quasi-success after 3 years in Middle-earth, as a group of intrepid low-level Hobbits ...

Earth is set to break records with July 9 marking the shortest day ever recorded, shaving off 1.3–1.5 milliseconds due to ...