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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

In March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan, and moved the Earth's axis, shortening our days ...

As well as orbiting the Sun, the Earth rotates on its axis at 1000 miles an hour, completing one full rotation in 24 hours. The Earth isn't actually perfectly round .

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

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 ...