Earth could complete a full rotation around the Sun on Wednesday (July 9) nearly 1.30 milliseconds faster than on average ...

When the moon is positioned farther from Earth's equator and closer to the poles, its pull on the planet becomes weaker. With ...

The moon feels like a beautiful constant for many of us, there every night, but Earth’s satellite is actually slowly moving away from us, albeit very slowly. By NASA’s calculations the moon is ...

But Earth’s rotation could change by a millisecond — which is .001 seconds — or two every day. Also, the orbit of the moon can have an effect on how fast the Earth spins.

NASA, Lunar Orbiter 1. The world's first view of the Earth taken by a spacecraft from the vicinity of the Moon, August 26, 1966. The photo was transmitted to Earth by the United States Lunar ...

The Moon’s albedo is 0.136, while the Earth’s is 0.434, making the Earth 3.2 times as reflective. That figure varies of course, depending on cloud and whether you’re facing mostly ocean or land.