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

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

Earth's rotation is speeding up for 3 days this summer — starting today Technically speaking, these days will be shorter. Kate Murphy, Reporter. Updated Wed, July 9, 2025 at 11:17 AM UTC.

It takes roughly 86,400 seconds for Earth to complete a full rotation. The measuring of that rotation will cause an actual loss of time on Wednesday, July 9. "86,400 seconds is another way of ...

“To me, the fact that human beings have caused the rotation of the Earth to change is kind of amazing.” Flowing water from melting ice in Scoresby Fjord, Greenland, in August 12, 2023. Olivier ...

Over the course of Earth’s history, its rotation has been slowing down. Some 1.4 billion years ago , a day lasted 18 hours and 41 minutes and during the Age of Dinosaurs, a day was only 23 hours.

“The Earth’s rotation is changing all the time.” In 2022 the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM), the organization responsible for global timekeeping, voted to abolish leap ...

Earth's Rotation Is Changing Because of Melting Polar Ice. Published Mar 27, 2024 at 12:00 PM EDT Updated Mar 29, 2024 at 11:33 AM EDT. By . Jess Thomson is a Newsweek Science Reporter based in ...