Earth Rotation Day is being observed globally today (Wednesday). The day celebrates the rotation of planet earth on its axis ...

Planet Earth is our home. It is the only planet that provides the environment and resources necessary for life to thrive. It ...

NASA reports that the construction and operation of China's Three Gorges Dam have slowed Earth's rotation by 0.06 ...

Earth’s Rotation Day, observed annually on January 8th, marks the discovery of Earth's rotation by French physicist Léon ...

January 8 marks Earth Rotation Day, a lesser-known but scientifically significant day that celebrates the rotation of our planet on its axis. This fundamental phenomen ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. Jamie Carter is an award-winning reporter who covers the night sky. A single rotation of our planet takes 24 hours and constitutes a day.

The world's largest hydroelectric dam, which opened in 2003, is so vast that it actually has an effect on the spin on the ...

NASAs research links Chinas Three Gorges Dam to a slight slowing of Earths rotation, caused by the redistribution of mass in ...

The Earth rotates once on its axis every 24 hours. As it rotates, the sun shines on different parts of it. When the sun ...

The fact that Earth is at perihelion has little to do with the seasons. The difference in solar radiation received by our ...

While spinning on its axis, Earth wobbles like an off-kilter ... A study by Nature showed higher sea levels have slowed down Earth’s rotation because they change the concentration of the plant ...