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 ...

The Earth rotates at about 1,670 kilometers per hour at the equator, yet we experience no sense of motion. But how is this ...

Discover why Earth’s rotation is accelerating, how lunar gravity and climate changes play a role, and what it means for timekeeping.

As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.

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

The Earth was going faster than usual, and there are two more days coming up this summer, so, if you missed it, you'll have a ...

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 ...

Finally, the Earth moves a little bit beyond one complete revolution, so the stick again points towards the sun for a second ...

Well according to astronomers, last night was a few milliseconds 1.3 ms shorter to be precise and there are more days this ...

Experts have observed that Earth's rotation is speeding up, making some days slightly shorter than the standard 24 hours.