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

In 2020, earth hit a record speed. It spun faster than at any time since scientists started tracking it in the 1970s. On July ...

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

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

July 9 will be one of the shortest days ever, as Earth is spinning faster and scientists are still working to understand why.

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

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

Our respondents are quick to point out the issues with using Earth’s rotation to get to a destination, not least the ...

Experts project that this “waste of time” will probably be repeated in 2025. According to Jones, this could happen on three ...

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

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

Get ready for a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment this July 9th, as our planet is poised to experience one of the shortest days ...