Though we sum up a day as 24 hours and a year as 365 days, Earth's rotational and orbital speeds aren't exactly consistent. Instead, both fluctuate, swayed by atmospheric drag, tidal forces, changes ...

New Delhi: On August 5, scientists noted a strange phenomenon. On this day, the speed of the Earth’s rotation had slowed down than normal. Due to this, the day became a little longer. However, this ...

If you've felt like summer days are flying by, you're not wrong—at least not scientifically. Experts have observed that Earth's rotation is speeding up, making some days slightly shorter than the ...

The speed of Earth’s rotation is about 1,000 miles per hour relative to its axis. Your exact speed of rotation due to Earth’s spin depends on your latitude. The farther you are from the equator, the ...