Martian days are moving faster than they used to, and no one knows why boingboing.net - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from boingboing.net Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander Takes a Selfie on the Red Planet techtimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from techtimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The InSight lander mission ended last year, but its data reveals some surprises about Mars, including the fact that the planet is rotating faster every year.
NASA says Mars is spinning faster and faster. Here's what we know firstpost.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from firstpost.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
They found the planet’s rotation is accelerating by about 4 milliarcseconds per year corresponding to a shortening of the length of the Martian day by a fraction of a millisecond per year.
NASA’S InSight Mars Lander provides precision details on the red planet’s accelerating rotation and how Mars is wobbling on its axis over a period of days and months.