Until now, the sun has been the only star for which it has been possible to extract a rotational profile, given the distance of other stars. In their study, however, Tuomi and colleagues were able ...

The Sun’s differential rotation is controlled by high-latitude baroclinically unstable inertial modes. Science Advances , 2024; 10 (13) DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adk5643 Cite This Page : ...

Tuesday, July 22, is expected to be the second of three days in 2025 where more than a millisecond could be shaved off the ...

Mercury spins on its axis very slowly and completes one rotation every 59 Earth days. However, its orbit around the Sun is speedy compared to other planets. Mercury circles the Sun every 88 Earth ...

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers. But these days are not ‘short’ in terms of how many sunlight hours ...

El-Badry also has an interest in finding unseen dormant black holes in orbit with Sun-like stars. Using Gaia data, he has found two of these quiet black holes hidden in our galaxy.