As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.

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The Earth rotates at about 1,670 kilometers per hour at the equator, yet we experience no sense of motion. But how is this ...

July's full moon is just around the corner, and this full moon is unique for 2025. That's because this full moon comes less ...

Get ready to feel small: The sun is 99.8 percent of the mass of the solar system. Here are more colossal facts about our star.

The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer.

The solstice officially marks the beginning of the astronomical summer, which ends when the autumn equinox falls on September 22. Day and night will be at almost equal length on this date, as the sun ...

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...

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

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The southern motion continues until the sun hits the lowest point below the equator and then stops again — marking the first day of winter or winter solstice.

Every image you've ever seen of the sun is looking at its equator, because Earth's orbit sits there with a 7.25-degree tilt. That means humans have never had a good angle to view the sun's north ...