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Have days on Earth always been 24 hours?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 14 hours agoWhen the moon was made, Earth's day may have been shorter than 10 hours. | Credit: Image Source via Getty Images Once every 24 hours, Earth completes one...
The Earth has tilted on its axis differently over the last few decades due to melting ice caps
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNASA's asteroid-bound NEAR spacecraft took this mosaic image of Earth in January 1998.NEAR...
Earth Is Spinning Faster Than Usual, Giving Us the Shortest Day EVER Recorded
Popular Mechanics via AOL· 2 years agoOn June 29, Earth experienced its shortest-ever day—1.59 milliseconds less than 24 hours. The...
Earth's core wobbles every 8.5 years, new study suggests
Live Science via Yahoo News· 6 months agoCross-sectional illustration of Earth's layers, down to molten core. Scientists in China recently...
The Earth broke its record for the shortest day – and the effects could be ‘devastating’
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe Earth has set a new record for the shortest day. The planet completed a full spin on 29 June...
A geoscientist explains what would happen if Earth suddenly stopped spinning
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 6 months agoratpack223/Getty Images At its equator, Earth is spinning at about 1,040 mph. But what if it just...
Earth completes fastest rotation ever, shortest day in history on June 29
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe days are indeed getting shorter: Earth had its shortest day ever recorded on June 29, with the day ending 1.59 milliseconds sooner than usual, according to the National Physical Laboratory ...
Earth is spinning faster than usual, but why? What experts say after shortest day ever
Miami Herald via AOL· 2 years agoTime is flying. Literally. Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory in England recorded the...
Will Earth ever lose its moon?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoEarth from moon Will Earth lose its moon before the sun destroys us? (Image credit: Jeremy Horner) The moon's orbit around Earth appears so regular that...
Human society is shifting the tilt of the Earth
The Hill via Yahoo News· 12 months agoHumans pumped so much groundwater out of the Earth that the planet has begun to wobble detectably on its axis, a new study has found. On its own terms,...
