Gravitational torque drives multidecadal variations in length of day
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"Gravitational torque drives multidecadal variations in length of day" is generating significant coverage in the Science category, with 5 articles from 5 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Interesting Engineering, Universe Space Tech, Phys.org and Gizmodo. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- What’s changing the length of our days, scientists find reason deep beneath Earth Interesting Engineering · 1d ago
- Earth's planetary “glitch” mystery revealed Universe Space Tech · 1d ago
- Earth's deep secret: Why your day isn't quite 24 hours Phys.org · 1d ago
- Something Deep Inside Earth Keeps Messing With the Length of Our Days Gizmodo · 1d ago
- Gravitational torque drives multidecadal variations in length of day Nature · 1d ago
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