Right now, we're zooming through space at incredible speeds, so why aren't we dizzy or flying off into space?  An expert ...

The Moon is often visible during the daytime because it reflects sunlight and is much closer to Earth than stars. Unlike stars, which are drowned out by scattered sunlight in our atmosphere, the ...

Second, and much closer to home, is the mass of the Earth itself. If you have ever seen figure skaters, you know that when ...

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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 ...

Earth wobbles on its axis like a spinning top, a motion called precession. This wobble takes about 26,000 years to complete one full circle. Different stars have served as the North Star throughout ...

Electricity can be generated from the energy of Earth rotating through its own magnetic field—according to a provocative claim put forward by physicists this week. The findings are controversial but ...

As early as 2024, scientists from the US and China discovered that the Earth’s core had slowed down and even stopped moving in relation to the Earth’s crust. But until now, the general public—that’s ...