The heart of our planet has been spinning unusually slowly for the past 14 years, new research confirms. And if this mysterious trend continues, it could potentially lengthen Earth's days — though the ...

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Tides come from a difference in gravity across an object. The force of gravity exerted by the Moon is about 4% stronger on the side of Earth that faces toward the Moon, compared to the opposite side ...

So the bottom line is that the gravity of the closer tidal bulge on the Earth is pulling the Moon forward, which increases ...

A team of researchers led by Philip Walther at the University of Vienna carried out a pioneering experiment where they measured the effect of the rotation of Earth on quantum entangled photons. The ...

Recently, astronomers at the Haleakalā Observatory in Hawaii discovered a new "quasi-satellite" of Earth—2025 PN7. This asteroid shares a similar orbit with Earth, and from our perspective, it appears ...

Most places on Earth have seasons because our planet is on a tilt as it orbits the sun. But our star also has its own version ...

Earth’s inner core may have stopped rotating – and it is potentially about to turn in the opposite direction, in the latest mind-bending science news. Well, Earth has an inner core mainly made up of ...

UNDATED (WKRC/CNN Newsource) - NASA announced that an asteroid will begin to orbit Earth as a "mini-moon" for nearly two months beginning September 29. Researchers discovered the celestial object in ...

Gather your little ones for story time with the National Air and Space Museum. Museum educator Ann Caspari will read "The Day the Earth Stopped Spinning," an original story about the orbiting and ...