News articles tagged with 'rotation'
Japan quake may have shortened Earth days, moved axis
— 15 Mar 2011 20:59 | Geology and palaeontologyThe March 11, magnitude 9.0 earthquake in Japan may have shortened the length of each Earth day and shifted its axis. But don't worry-you won't notice the difference…
Gas rich galaxies confirm prediction of modified gravity theory
— 23 Feb 2011 17:43 | AstronomyRecent data for gas rich galaxies precisely match predictions of a modified theory of gravity know as MOND according to a new analysis by University of Maryland Astronomy Professor…
Earth's core rotating faster than rest of the planet but slower than previously believed
— 21 Feb 2011 17:57 | Geology and palaeontologyNew research gives the first accurate estimate of how much faster the Earth's core is rotating compared to the rest of the planet…
The many faces of the Venus' polar vortex
— 23 Sep 2010 10:36 | AstronomyA new animation using data from ESA's Venus Express spacecraft shows that the double eye of the giant vortex at Venus's South pole has disappeared. Results of a study that shows the…
International study shows some asteroids live in own little worlds
— 26 Aug 2010 09:49 | AstronomyWhile the common perception of asteroids is that they are giant rocks lumbering about in orbit, a new study shows they actually are constantly changing 'little worlds' that can give…
Gondwana supercontinent underwent massive shift during Cambrian explosion
— 11 Aug 2010 08:57 | Geology and palaeontologyThe Gondwana supercontinent underwent a 60-degree rotation across Earth's surface during the Early Cambrian period, according to new evidence uncovered by a team of Yale University…
Nano-sized light mill drives micro-sized disk
— 7 Jul 2010 12:39 | TechnologyWhile those wonderful light sabers in the Star Wars films remain the figment of George Lucas' fertile imagination, light mills - rotary motors driven by light - that can power objects…
Earthquake in Chile causes days to be longer
— 15 Apr 2010 08:05 | Geology and palaeontologySince the earthquake in Chile in February 2010, the 'Hoehere Geodaesie' [Advanced Geodesy] research group at the Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics at the Vienna University of Technology…
Turning planetary theory upside down
— 14 Apr 2010 09:28 | AstronomyThe discovery of nine new transiting exoplanets is announced today at the RAS National Astronomy Meeting. When these new results were combined with earlier observations of transiting…
New observations solve longstanding mystery of tipped stars
— 18 Sep 2009 12:59 | AstronomyMIT researchers and colleagues have solved a longstanding mystery about a pair of stars called DI Herculis whose peculiar rotation (a shift in their orbit that was four times slower…