It is worth noting that for many years, the rotation speed of Saturn was seen as unusual by scientists, since it was changing from time to time. Days on the planet were not uniform, contradicting ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. An award-winning reporter writing about stargazing and the night sky. A single rotation of our planet takes 24 hours and ...

For the first time, researchers at ETH Zurich have been able to fully explain the various causes of long-term polar motion in the most comprehensive modeling to date, using AI methods. Their model and ...

Polar ice melt driven by climate change is affecting Earth's rotation, according to new research. We may have to adjust timekeeping by "skipping" a second in 2029. A human-driven change in the Earth's ...

Climate change is altering the Earth to its literal core, new research suggests. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. As polar and ...

Melting ice redistributes mass to Earth's equator, slowing its spin rate. Changes in Earth's spin affect its synchronization with atomic clocks. Sebnem Coskun / Anadolu via Getty Images From time to ...

How fast can a neutron star spin? This is what a recent study published in The Astrophysical Journal hopes to address as an international team of more than a dozen researchers have identified one of ...