January 17, 2019

Why is earth special?

Earth is a special spot in the solar system for so many reasons – its sprawling continents, its blue seas, and its nearly limitless variety of […]
January 18, 2019

Why is the earth round?

Actually, it’s not perfectly round. It’s an “oblate spheroid,’’ a sphere that’s slightly wider at the Equator than at the Poles. Gravity squashed Earth and the […]
January 18, 2019

What makes the world go around?

Earth’s rotation is a side effect of the formation of our solar system, which started as a massive cloud of gas and dust roughly 4.6 billion […]
January 18, 2019

Why our planet’s rotation is decreasing?

Earth’s rotation is actually slowing down over time. This is caused by “tidal forces” between the Earth and the Moon. The side of the Earth that […]