The slow rotation period of Venus (it takes 243 Earth days to complete one full rotation) and the orientation of its spin axis to its orbital plane (177°, so it spins in the direction opposite its ...

Earth’s Rotation Day 2026, observed on January 8, highlights how Earth’s constant rotation shapes day and night, climate, ...

Generally speaking, the gear mechanism of automobiles and bicycles is usually to increase or decrease the rotation speed in one direction, but by using a special mechanism it is possible not only to ...

For billions of years, Earth has rotated in the same direction as the sun — but what if that direction were reversed? Deserts would cover North America, arid sand dunes would replace expanses of the ...