Because oxygen seeps (diffuses) out of mats slowly, the timing of sunlight becomes a big deal. Short days mean the sun sets ...

While Earth's slowdown is not noticeable on human timescales, it's enough to work significant changes over eons. One of those ...

Despite seeming like Earth's twin, Venus is a strange and mysterious place. Scientists haven't known what made it so odd, but that might have just changed.

A huge reservoir nestling in the heart of the Three Gorges Dam is to blame for the disruptive patterns in Earth's rotation.

Today, let's talk about those massive planets in the universe. Have you ever wondered why giant planets rotate so quickly?

Estimating the rotation rates for gaseous giant planets can be done, but it’s not easy when you can’t see the surface.

However, there is a slightly more complicated theory: the planet's fast-moving atmosphere interacting with its surface altered its speed and rotation.

Ever wonder how differently the planets in our solar system are rotating? A planetary scientist put the best parts of the planets in a single globe animation to show just how.

Resonating oscillations of a planet's atmosphere caused by gravitational tides and heating from its star could prevent a planet's rotation from steadily slowing over time, according to new ...

Measuring The Rotation of an Extrasolar PlanetAstronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope have measured the rotation rate of an extreme exoplanet by observing the varied brightness in its ...