May 04, 2026
Think there aren’t enough hours in the day now? From about 2 billion to 600 million years ago, Earth’s day was only 19.5 hours long.
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Is Earth Going to Change the Direction in Which It Rotates?
It’s not likely, but there are things that could stop Earth’s rotation and get it moving in the other direction. The force from a collision with a body the size of the Moon or a small planet might be enough to overcome Earth’s rotational inertia, depending on the angle and speed of the collision.
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