New research reveals more about why Saturn's large moon tilts, a puzzle that has intrigued scientists for decades.

Scientists have observed a strange phenomenon from the black hole V404 Cygni: jet light beams that wobble like a spinning top.

Historically, Earth's rotation has been slowing down over millions of years. Around 1 to 2 billion years ago, a day lasted ...

Scientists think Ryugu may have been made by gravity squishing the asteroid's rocky contents together after its ice melted.

A bizarre "portal from hell" has opened up in a lake with a weird spinning vortex effect. The gigantic 75ft-wide hole took place after water levels in the Lake Berryessa reservoir in eastern Napa ...

Glass with a mouth narrower at the top than the bottom Small ball The Experiment: Please to do this and all other experiments under the supervision of an adult. Place the marble or ball on a table ...

Our galaxy’s centre may contain an exceptional cosmic spinning top – a black hole that seems to be spinning almost as fast as possible. Michael Janssen at Radboud University in the Netherlands ...

Nimrod Back is the miracle-maker behind Limbo, a solid-metal spinning top with a gyroscope hidden inside that allows it to spin in perpetuity — or at least until the rechargeable battery runs out.

A flock of birds called Wilson’s Phalaropes were spotted spinning in circles on water at a Kansas wildlife refuge, video shows. But why?

Doctors are warning break dancers to avoid head spinning after performers developed strange cone-like lumps on their noggins.

A Guinness World Record was broken in Baishan, China, when 1,946 people gathered to play whipping tops at the same time.