While the Earth’s rotation changes over cosmic timescales, it also fluctuates on daily ones. We all know that a day lasts 24 hours, or 86,400 seconds, but that’s not perfectly accurate.

PARIS, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has successfully completed a series of tests on its 3D printed TJ150 turbine wheel. Positive test results mark a ...

Researchers have created a new device that can passively generate electricity using the Earth's rotation.

Before we start leveraging the Earth’s rotation as a source of energy, however, another lab will need to reproduce these results.

Electricity can be generated from the energy of Earth rotating through its own magnetic field—according to a provocative claim put forward by physicists this week. The findings are controversial ...

Google Earth is going through an evolution. Back in 2019, photographers Larry Strange and Joe Del Tufo traveled 1,200 miles to buy one of only two Seitz Roundshot VR Drive cameras in the United States ...

NTT DATA, a global digital business and IT services leader, and Marble Visions Inc., a provider of advanced Earth observation(EO) satellite services, ...

If Asteroid 2024 YR4 were to strike Earth, the energy released could be equivalent to 8 megatons of TNT, capable of devastating an area the size of Washington, D.C.

Indian astronomer Dorje Angchuk has captured a breathtaking time-lapse video that showcases the Earth's rotation against the serene landscape of Ladakh.

Indian astronomer Dorje Angchuk captures stunning 24-hour time-lapse video of Earth's rotation from Ladakh's remote landscapes, showcasing the planet's smooth transition between day and night.

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