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  1. How fast does Earth spin? - New Scientist

    To answer the question of how fast Earth spins, you need to know two things: how long it takes to make a full rotation, and Earth's circumference. The time it takes Earth to rotate so the sun ...

  2. How much of the movement of clouds is due to Earth’s rotation?

    Oct 28, 2020 · On a still day, clouds move slowly across the sky. How much of this is due to Earth’s rotation? Do clouds seem to move faster at the equator? Peter Bursztyn, Barrie, …

  3. How far do we travel through the universe in our lifetimes?

    Jul 17, 2019 · Earth moves at about 30 kilometres per second around the sun. If you count this as your own journey, you will have travelled about 62 billion kilometres in 66 Earth years.

  4. Earth's tectonic plates have doubled their speed - New Scientist

    Aug 27, 2014 · Crust forming faster? SO MUCH for slowing down as you age. Earth's tectonic plates are moving faster now than at any point in the last 2 billion years, according to the latest …

  5. Earth's wild ride: Our voyage through the Milky Way

    Nov 30, 2011 · Space Earth's wild ride: Our voyage through the Milky Way Our planet has faced many dangers on its epic journey around the galaxy. The evidence of our turbulent history …

  6. Why is the Earth moving away from the sun? - New Scientist

    Jun 1, 2009 · The sun and Earth are moving apart by about 15 cm per year - the culprit may be tides raised on the sun by our home planet Skywatchers have been trying to gauge the sun …

  7. What would happen to our planet if the sun suddenly disappeared?

    Jul 21, 2021 · Our readers explore what might happen to Earth if the sun vanished, from dramatic shifts in gravity to the complete loss of light for photosynthesis

  8. How does a photon know to travel at the speed of light?

    Aug 25, 2021 · The really interesting question for me is why does electromagnetic radiation travel at 300,000 kilometres per second, and that brings us back to the question of time that has …

  9. Science questions - New Scientist

    Science questions What came first, the chicken or the egg? Where is the coldest place on Earth? Has anyone ever died in space? Get answers to your burning science questions on our …

  10. Is it possible to turn Venus from boiling hellscape to liveable world ...

    Sep 26, 2023 · And, like, that’s just not how physics works, right? So the thing is if we wanted to move Venus we would have to hit it with something going disproportionately fast.