Earth is Spinning Faster Now than it Was 50 Years Ago
“But in the past decade or so, Earth’s rotational slowdown has … well, slowed down. There hasn’t been a leap second added since 2016, and our planet is currently spinning faster than it has in half a century. Scientists aren’t sure why.” by Kate Golembiewski via Astronomy.com Image Credit: © janez volmajer/Shutterstock Ever feel like there’s just not enough time … Continue reading
“Chaotic” Solar System Might Be to Blame for Climate Change
While we’re all taught in schools that the orbits of the planets and other objects in our solar system fall into tidy elliptical patterns that are unchanging, more and more astronomical and geological evidence is pointing to the fact that this is merely a reassuring myth. Over the last several decades, more and more astronomers have published data which seem … Continue reading
