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

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

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

Planet Earth will spin a little faster on three separate days this summer, starting on July 9. This will technically result ...

"Earth is expected to spin more quickly in the coming weeks, making some of our days unusually short. On July 9, July 22 and Aug. 5, the position of the moon is expected to affect Earth's rotation so ...

On July 9, 22, and August 5, 2025, the Moon will be farthest from Earth’s equator, shifting its gravitational effect on Earth’s axis and altering rotation speed ...

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – If you have thought that the Earth is close to the sun in the summertime and that is why it is ...

We see some of our hottest temps when Earth is furthest from the Sun (aphelion) and coolest at the closest to the Sun ...

From the point of view of the sun, it takes Earth roughly 86,400 seconds (24 hours) to complete one full rotation. This ...

A new study published in The Innovation highlights the launch of Haishao-1 (HS-1), China's first low-inclination orbit ...

Historically, Earth's rotation has been gradually slowing down. About 1 to 2 billion years ago, a day lasted only 19 hours, mainly because the moon was much closer to Earth and ha ...

Earth reaches aphelion every July, and this year it occurs on Thursday at 3:55 p.m. Eastern time. That Earth has an aphelion is a result of its orbit being elliptical, rather than circular.