Since 2020, Earth has been rotating unusually fast on its axis, leading scientists to consider whether we should correct for ...

The Earth is picking up speed, and it’s forcing scientists and timekeepers to consider an unprecedented move. According to ...

Two days this summer have been unusually short, with the shortest expected on Aug. 5, leading global timekeepers to consider ...

Tuesday, July 22, is expected to be the second of three days in 2025 where more than a millisecond could be shaved off the ...

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and ...

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and ...

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

July 22 is one of the shortest days in history due to Earth spinning faster. The shortest day in history is coming up next ...

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

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

As for when this three-day event will happen, there are three days this summer when the moon will be around its furthest distance from Earth’s equator, resulting in the slight increase in Earth’s ...

But Earth has a massive Moon, which pulls on Earth’s spin axis and drives it to precess faster. This slightly faster precession prevents it from experiencing spin orbit resonances.