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Earth's Rotation Sped Up on July 9—and We're Not Sure Exactly Why
On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...
Earth’s Rotation Is Speeding Up This Summer. Here’s Why
The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.
Earth’s Rotation Is Speeding Up This Summer—but Just for 3 Days
Our planet is going to spin a little faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, thanks to the moon’s distance from the equator.
Physicists observe image rotation in plasma
Light sometimes appears to be "dragged" by the motion of the medium through which it is traveling. This phenomenon, referred ...
Scientists Generate Electricity From Earth's Rotation After 200 Years, But There's a Catch
"If the effect is real and scaling behaves the way our equations say, then the possibility becomes real," Chyba told Newsweek ...
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This device generates electricity from the Earth’s rotation - BGR
But since the 1800s, scientists have tried and failed to make this happen using Earth’s rotation alone. That changed in 2016, when physicist Christopher Chyba and his team outlined conditions ...
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Why has Earth's axis tilted by 31.5 inches and what does it mean?
Earth has therefore tilted it on its axis at a rate of about 1.7 inches (4.3 centimetres) a year, giving a total of 78.5 centimetres, during the 18-year study period.