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Earth's rotation has sped up, causing shorter days. Astrophysicist Graham Jones predicts the next shortest day is around the ...
The Earth is predicted to increase its rotation speed in July and August, once again bucking the trend of a slower rotation ...
Our planet is going to spin a little faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, thanks to the moon’s distance from the equator.
The rotations of the Earth have increased in speed since 2020, and as it spins faster than ever, the shortest day recorded ...
Finally, the Earth moves a little bit beyond one complete revolution, so the stick again points towards the sun for a second local noon. The sidereal day is just a little bit shorter—approximately 23 ...
According to the website, Earth spins faster when the Moon’s orbit takes it significantly north or south relative to the ...
Imagine Earth suddenly stops spinning what happens next? From flying debris and mega-tsunamis to magnetic collapse and ...
China's Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 satellites had been moving toward each other in geosynchronous orbit, around 22,236 miles ...
How did complex life survive when Earth was frozen over? Scientists say tiny meltwater ponds on ancient ice may have been the ...
Modern-day environments in Antarctica contain ponds filled with life forms that closely resemble early multicellular ...
When the Earth froze over, where did life shelter? MIT scientists say one refuge may have been pools of melted ice that ...