Earth is constantly spinning at around 1,000 mph, so fast and constant that we don't even notice it, but what if Earth ...

Scientists Tested the '5-Second Rule' for Dropped Food—Here’s What They Found An unusual trend in the economy is worrying the ...

In the past month, Earth experienced some of its shortest days on record. The planet spun quickly enough to shave 1.4 milliseconds off of its usual 24-hour day. These natural accelerations in Earth’s ...

Something unusual is happening to our planet, and scientists are racing to understand why. For billions of years, Earth’s rotation has been gradually slowing down, mainly due to the Moon’s ...

Scientists announced Monday that Earth is rotating slightly faster than normal, resulting in what is expected to become the second-shortest day ever recorded since precise atomic timekeeping began.

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 ...