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Today, July 6, 2025, the moon is 11 days old and is in the Waxing Gibbous phase of its lunar cycle. It is 83% illuminated.
A frightening simulation shows what would happen if the world was to stop spinning. As we all know (and if you don’t, give ...
Since 2020 (and for reasons that are still unclear), the Earth has been rotating on its axis more quickly than usual, and the ...
Earth's rotation is speeding up, leading to shorter days and potential timekeeping adjustments. Scientists predict that by ...
The International Rotation and Reference Systems Service found that July 9, July 22, and August 5 will be victims of the time ...
Earth's rotation is expected to speed up in July and August this year, resulting in shorter days. Specifically, July 9, July ...
Forecasters are set to lose some of their sharpest eyes in the sky just a few months before Atlantic hurricane season peaks ...
While on the road in Washington, D.C., more than two weeks ago, Jacob Latz started in a bullpen game for the Texas Rangers. The day before that game, manager B ...
In the 1960s, an unexpected gift from the Air Force led Herb Weiss ’40 to develop an antenna that could track a speeding ...
Telling the time on the Moon is more complicated than you might think, but answering the question is becoming more important ...
A time zone defines a region on Earth where the same standard time is observed, typically based on the Earth's position relative to the Sun. The globe is conventionally divided into 24 time zones, ...
At any given time, about two-thirds of Earth's surface is covered by clouds. Overall, they make the planet much cooler than ...