Following is a transcript of the video. Early in the history of our solar system, something mysteriously knocked Earth slightly off its axis. So today we tilt at 23.5 degrees. But what would ...

According to NASA scientists, the huge amount of water held back by the dam has shifted the distribution of Earth’s mass.

For the Earth, the rotation axis points toward a bright star ... Most scientists now think its spin has been reversed over time by tidal forces involving the Sun and Venus’ thick atmosphere.

It takes about 24 hours for Earth to complete one full spin around its axis. This rotation is why we experience day and night. Think of Earth as a massive spinning ball, with the equator moving at ...

Hold onto your sense of balance. Scientists have found fresh proof that Earth doesn't just drift through space — sometimes, ...

On both of these days, the Earth completed its usual 24-hour ... shifting of the Earth’s axis as the planet is not perfectly spherical – could be linked to the spinning speeds.

Captured during Expedition 19, NASA’s satellite photos show how the Three Gorges Dam subtly changes Earth’s rotation and axis ...

As well as the Earth spinning on its axis, at the same time it is also orbiting the Sun. The Earth takes 365 and a quarter days to make one complete orbit of the Sun. This is why a year on Earth ...

If an astronaut were to spin the fidget spinner on its axis, it would probably spin for ... much the fabric of space and time is warped by Earth and its movements in orbit. "The gyros were ...

Earth has four seasons, but do other planets in our solar system also have hot summer days and cold winter nights?

That’s because the Earth is a sphere that constantly rotates on its axis:just like a basketball player spinning a ball on their finger – but at over 1,500 kilometres per hour! It takes 24 ...