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

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

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

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

The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer.

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

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

Our planet is going to spin a little faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, thanks to the moon’s distance from the equator.

The International Rotation and Reference Systems Service found that July 9, July 22, and Aug. 5 will be victims of the ...

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