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Scientists have found that Earth is spinning slightly faster than normal, resulting in shorter days, though the reason ...
Since 2020 (and for reasons that are still unclear), the Earth has been rotating on its axis more quickly than usual, and the ...
The International Rotation and Reference Systems Service found that July 9, July 22, and August 5 will be victims of the time ...
Earth is spinning faster than ever, and the result is a shortening of the length of our days. Since 2020, each year has ...
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.
2020 was an extreme year for Earth's temperatures. But was it the hottest on record? El Niño is a periodic natural warming of the tropical Pacific Ocean, while La Niña, which was observed toward ...
EARTH is set to have three unexpectedly shorter than average days in the coming weeks – and it’s taken scientists by surprise ...
NASA, NOAA and Berkeley Earth all released their assessments of Earth's temperature in 2020 on Thursday. The conclusion: 2020 was nearly tied with 2016 for the warmest year globally on record.
Whatever your Earth Day 2020 activity is, make sure it’s fun and your kids learn the importance of being outside, putting down technology, and learning about how the planet works.
Earth's rotation has sped up, causing shorter days. Astrophysicist Graham Jones predicts the next shortest day is around the ...
Mini-moons like 2020 CD3 are, unfortunately, “temporarily captured objects.” The object discovered in 2006 escaped Earth’s orbit and went on its merry way, less than a year after it was ...
In 2020, astronomers thought they'd found something incredible: the second so-called Earth Trojan asteroid ever seen. Now, a new team of researchers has confirmed that it's real.