Earth Rotation Day was observed globally on Wednesday. The day celebrates the rotation of planet earth on its axis which is crucial for defining time and shape of life. Earth rotates on its axis, an ...

such as its axis. Three Gorges Dam affects Earth’s rotation: Implications and perspective shift A huge revelation in both scientific and human terms is that the Three Gorges Dam can affect Earth ...

While Earth's slowdown is not noticeable on human timescales, it's enough to work significant changes over eons. One of those changes is perhaps the most significant of all, at least to us: ...

Yet, NASA issued a startling warning about the potential consequences of filling the dam. The space agency cautioned that ...

As far back as 470 BCE, ancient Greeks speculated the Earth itself moves. In 1851, French physicist Leon Foucault ...

When some of the biggest stars reach the end of their lives, they explode in spectacular supernovas and leave behind ...

One of humanity's largest ever projects is slowing down the spin of the Earth, making our days slightly longer. Work on China ...

This means that one lunar rotation on its axis corresponds to the time of revolution around Earth, equal to 29.5 days. On a daily basis, the moon appears to move eastward in the sky by 12°, and ...

Earth’s rotation is gradually slowing down, a process that has been quietly shaping the planet since its formation 4.5 ...