As just one of all the living creatures on Earth, you're along for the ride as our planet constantly moves in two major ways.

Our planet has been rotating at its fastest since records began in 1973. Earth will complete a full rotation in slightly less time than usual today (July 22), making it one of the shortest days ever ...

The Earth’s rotation is about to accelerate significantly. According to scientists, July 9, July 22, and August 5 of this year will be some of the shortest days in recent memory as a result, slicing ...

Spirals of solar wind can spin off larger solar eruptions and disrupt Earth's magnetic field, yet they are too difficult to ...

Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to [email protected]. Why does the Earth spin? Sara H., age 5, New ...

Suppose you could speed up Earth’s rotation so that a day was only half as long? What would happen? Well, for starters we’d have to make new clocks that only have hours 1 to 6 for am and pm. If you ...

James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

When you look up at the sky and see the sun beaming down at you, it’s hard to tell how truly big it is. So consider this: 1.3 million duplicates of Earth could comfortably fit inside of it, according ...