Have you ever wondered why everything in the Universe seems to rotate in a counterclockwise direction? From the spinning of ...

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

Angular momentum is a fundamental quantity in physics that describes the rotational motion of objects. In quantum physics, it ...

Thanks to atomic clocks (and all the worldly forces that influence them), scientists know that Earth's rotation has begun to ...

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

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...

From living matter to molecules to elementary particles, the world is made of “chiral” objects that differ from their ...

This phenomenon has also already struck Europe and China this summer, leading to the temporary closure of the Eiffel Tower and worries about wilting rice crops, respectively ...

Scientists have found that Earth is spinning slightly faster than normal, resulting in shorter days, though the reason ...

By studying faint vibrations within stars, scientists using the Keck Planet Finder have discovered internal features that ...