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 ...

On the far side of Earth, the water is “left behind” as the rest of the Earth feels a stronger attraction to the Moon, causing the water to pile up and bulge away from the planet.

NASA announced that an asteroid will begin to orbit Earth as a "mini-moon" for nearly two months beginning September 29.

Earth will be hosting a "mini-moon" starting this weekend. Also sometimes called a "second moon," the small asteroid will rotate Earth for several months. The existence of the asteroid, formally ...

Zotov predicts Earth’s rotation may soon decelerate once again. If he’s right, this sudden speeding-up could prove to be just ...

The US Air Force's Plan To Stop The Earth Rotating Would Have Wiped Out Life On Earth There are bad plans, and then there's this.

Before 2020, the Earth never experienced a day shorter than the average by much more than a millisecond, but in the past five years, it’s been more likely to see days during the summer than are ...

Gather your little ones for story time with the National Air and Space Museum. Museum educator Ann Caspari will read "The Day the Earth Stopped Spinning," an original story about the orbiting and ...