Earth’s quicker spin challenges civil time as experts weigh a first negative leap second to keep satellites, networks, and ...

A Dec. 5 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a TikTok in which a man reads and shows screenshots from various NASA reports that reference a "flat, non-rotating earth" model. "NASA ...

(Photo by Planet Observer/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) The standard day on Earth consists of 24 hours, which is 1,440 minutes and 86,400 seconds. However, shorter days are ahead in the ...

The intriguing question of whether a plane can outrun Earth’s rotation has been a topic of recent aviation discussions. This ...

The Earth is spinning slightly faster than it was a few years ago, but the rapid melt of polar ice is keeping that acceleration in check, with consequences for timekeeping, a new study finds. The ...

If the atmosphere were not dragged with our planet, you could utilize the insane relative wind speeds to decrease flight time ...

You don’t have to believe in anything to be in awe. And you might not think a giant globe hanging in a church would leave you in deep contemplation. But the Terra Exhibit currently installed ...

A new study confirms that Earth's inner core has been rotating more slowly than usual since 2010. This mysterious "backtracking" could also end up slightly altering the planet's overall rotation, ...

Some space scientists claim that Earth's rotation is becoming slower. If you have already watched "The Core" and other sci-fi movies, then you already know that those titles showed that the planet ...

Our planet set a record for completing one rotation faster than scientists had ever previously recorded, according to TimeAndDate.com. Earth rotated once around its axis on Wednesday, June 29, in 1.59 ...