Usually, tornadoes in the U.S. rotate counterclockwise. Coriolis force, imparted due to the Earth’s rotation, causes air around low centers to circulate counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere.

MIKE MOSS SAYS: Barbara, I wonder if there is a satellite loop that is running backwards (some can be set to loop forward, loop backwards, or "rock" one direction and then the other), as tropical ...

Just as the Earth, Moon, and Sun rotate, galaxies also rotate, and there are two directions: clockwise and counterclockwise. If the universe were completely random, the proportion of galaxies rotating ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover aerospace, astronomy & hosted The Cosmic Controversy Podcast. As bizarre as Venus appears today --- a hellish ...

Controlling the rotation of this molecule could lead to new technologies for microelectronics, quantum computing and more. You can easily rotate a baseball in your hand by twisting your fingers. But ...