Researchers are now examining surprising structural changes occurring within the Earth's core that may have slightly affected ...

Researchers studying decades of earthquake data say they have found the first evidence that, in addition to spinning backward ...

Of the moon, we always see a hemisphere and a little more because its rotation is synchronous and blocked by the tide. This means that one lunar rotation on its axis corresponds to the time of ...

Because the Moon is over a quarter the diameter of Earth, the Earth-Moon system is often cited as the pairing in our Solar ...

Earth's slowing rotation, caused by the Moon's gravitational pull, is lengthening days and affecting life. Learn how this ...

Earth's slow rotation over billions of years may have played a crucial role in oxygenating our atmosphere. Scientists think ...

There are 86,400 seconds in any 24-hour rotation, a figure governed by the moon. Its gravitational pull is slowing the Earth’s rotation—a process called tidal braking—which is increasing the ...

Ladakh is located within the Himalayas and the Karakoram Range. Its rugged terrain, with high-altitude deserts and sparse ...

We always see the same side of the moon, but part of it is in shadow, due to the moon's rotation. Only when the moon, Earth and the sun are perfectly aligned is the moon 100% full. And sometimes ...

February's full Snow Moon will have a royal companion as it rises alongside Regulus, a star nicknamed "Heart of the Lion", before Valentine's Day.

So, every day is getting just a touch bit longer. In 1900, a day was exactly 24 hours in length, but an analysis of ...

The Moon is tidally locked to Earth, meaning that its rotation speed around its own axis matches the time it takes to orbit around the Earth, and so the near side always faces Earth. The team ...