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

Earth is set to experience unusually short days in July and August 2025. The Moon's orbital position is subtly accelerating ...

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

Earth is set to break records with July 9 marking the shortest day ever recorded, shaving off 1.3–1.5 milliseconds due to ...

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

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

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

Now, as the moon move towards the Earth’s poles and away from its equator, the spinning speed is expected to increase further. Keeping this in mind, it has been observed that July 9, July 22, and ...

Scientists anticipate that Earth's rotation will quicken enough to create three shorter days between July and August, ...

Atomic clocks — among the most precise instruments humans have ever built — have been keeping track of Earth’s spin since the ...

While it’s unlikely anyone would notice a missing millisecond, there’s potential this speed-up could have ramifications for ...

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