Why can’t we see the Earth spinning from space?

Question

Same for the ISS…it looks like it’s standing still but it’s actually moving. Why is that?

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Answer 1

The ISS circles the Earth at around 8000 metres per second. At the equator, the earth spins at around 500 metres per second. So the ISS is about 14 times faster than the earth’s spin. To see the earth spin from the ISS, you would need it to slow down considerably. Like when you’re driving on the highway and see a person walking next to it. You’re going so much faster than them that they might as well be standing still as far as you can tell.