In equatorial orbit, the motion of the Earth’s spin helps you along. Therefore, satellites are generally hurled into space eastward to take advantage of Earth’s rotation. “In short ...

China’s Tianwen-2 launched on a sample return mission to asteroid Kamo’oalewa, before heading out for a visit with the Comet ...

While Earth's slowdown is not noticeable on human timescales, it's enough to work significant changes over eons. One of those ...

However, NASA has stated that one man-made structure in China is so massive that it may have affected the Earth's rotation, Yahoo News reports. Giant dam capable of affecting planet's orbit Dr ...

Asteroid 2024 PT5 is about the size of a bus, standing at around 33 feet long, and researchers predict it will make a horseshoe-like orbit around Earth instead of a full rotation around the planet.

Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in London UK. Her focus is reporting on science, technology and healthcare. She has covered weird animal behavior, space news and the impacts of ...