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

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

The Earth's rotation has altered significantly over time. Right now, the Earth rotates just over 365 times on its axis in the time it takes to orbit around the Sun – this is our number of days in a ...

Earth's rotation is expected to speed up in July and August this year, resulting in shorter days. Specifically, July 9, July ...

Most people think a day on Earth is just the time it takes for the planet to make one full rotation on its axis, but that’s not entirely true. In this video, we uncover the surprising truth about ...

As the closest planet to the Sun, Mercury is exposed to the star's enormous gravitational field. And it's really stressful.

Earth’s orbit around the Sun is not circular, but an ellipse. The perimeter of Earth’s orbit is roughly 584 million miles (940 million km).

As Earth rotates, air circulates around it in the atmosphere. If air moving into your area comes largely from places like the Arctic that don’t get much Sun in winter, you may be on the ...

NASA’s STEREO-A spacecraft, which launched in 2006 to study the sun, is finally passing by Earth again after a 17-year orbit around the star.

Earth could complete a full rotation around the Sun on Wednesday (July 9) nearly 1.30 milliseconds faster than on average days.

Discover why Earth’s rotation is accelerating, how lunar gravity and climate changes play a role, and what it means for timekeeping.