On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...

But with atomic clocks tracking the Earth’s rotational speed so closely that once every year and a half or so, the ...

If July 9 felt like it went by super quick, there’s a reason, the Earth’s spin sped up, which means, the day was shorter. ...

As for when this three-day event will happen, there are three days this summer when the moon will be around its furthest ...

Thanks to atomic clocks (and all the worldly forces that influence them), scientists know that Earth's rotation has begun to ...

Earth is expected to spin faster than usual in the upcoming weeks, leading to slightly shorter days, scientists report, ...

Scientists expect a specific day in July to be the shortest day of 2025 so far, running just over a millisecond faster than ...

Planet Earth will spin a little faster on three separate days this summer, starting on July 9. This will technically result ...

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

Earth is expected to spin slightly faster on three specific days in July and August: July 9, July 22 and August 5. This could ...

Earth could complete a full rotation around the Sun on Wednesday (July 9) nearly 1.30 milliseconds faster than on average ...

A leap second is a one-second modification that is sometimes used with atomic clocks, whenever there is a change in Earth's ...