The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

In a rare and unprecedented move, scientists and world timekeepers are considering reducing one second from Coordinated ...

While the Moon appears motionless, it’s spinning on its axis. However, due to a phenomenon called synchronous rotation, the time it takes for the Moon to rotate once is exactly equal to the time ...

Over the past one billion years, Earth's rotation has been slowing down - until now. On August 5th we will see one of the shortest ever days as our planet spins faster for no clear reason ...

The Blue Ghost lunar lander has been sharing dazzling visuals of our celestial neighbor since it successfully entered the moon’s orbit on February 13. The new footage features a close-up of the ...