Earth’s center is moving, and NASA just measured it

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: ScienceDaily

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Earth’s center of mass is constantly on the move, shifting by a few millimeters as enormous amounts of water, ice, and even air migrate around the planet with the seasons.

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  • Reported by ScienceDaily and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:30:51 UTC.

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