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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.
Chinese spacecraft begin rendezvous and proximity operations in geostationary orbit China’s Shijian-21 and Shijian-25 are ...
R2C2 will first be used to control experimental satellites, such as those flown under the Space Test Program, as well as ...
At any given time, about two-thirds of Earth's surface is covered by clouds. Overall, they make the planet much cooler than ...
Researchers in China have developed a way of locating giant "equatorial plasma bubbles" in the ionosphere by analyzing the ...
According to the website, Earth spins faster when the Moon’s orbit takes it significantly north or south relative to the ...
Earth may have had a ring made up of a broken asteroid over 400 million years ago, a study finds. The Saturn-like feature could explain a climate shift at the time.
As well as the equator having lower gravity, Earth's spin is faster there, giving rockets an extra boost when launched from the line. Today, the equator passes through 13 countries.
When the Earth froze over, where did life shelter? MIT scientists say one refuge may have been pools of melted ice that ...
Arsia Mons, which dwarfs Earth's tallest volcanoes, and its two neighboring volcanoes are often surrounded by water ice clouds, especially in the early morning. The image released Friday marks the ...