On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth completed its rotation approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds faster than ...

A Day in Motion – Capturing Earth's Rotation The stars remain still, but Earth never stops spinning. My goal was to capture a full 24-hour time-lapse, revealing the transition from day to ...

When the moon formed about 4.5 billion years ago, probably from a giant impact, it was much closer to Earth than it is now and our planet was spinning much faster, with a day length of less than ...

Earth completed its normal 24-hour rotation 1.59 milliseconds fast on June 29, breaking the record for the shortest day in modern history. NASA Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter ...

Earth itself can claim a new world record: Scientists studying our planet’s rotation confirmed that June 29 was the shortest day on record.As Earth completes one full rotation on its axis, ...