Earth's rotation is currently speeding up, leading to slightly shorter days, a trend that began around 2020. Scientists ...

Our planet is going to spin a little faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, thanks to the moon’s distance from the equator.

The Earth is predicted to increase its rotation speed in July and August, once again bucking the trend of a slower rotation ...

The planet’s rotation was completed 1.59 milliseconds short of a 24-hour day on June 29, breaking the record for the world’s shortest day in modern history.

Earth’s Rotation Day 2024: Earth’s Rotation Day is observed every year on January 8, and celebrates the incredible phenomenon of Earth’s rotation on its axis. The day is a reminder of the ...

A day is a period in which Earth makes a complete rotation around its axis. Although this averages out at 24 hours, the speed of this spin can actually increase or decrease, which effectively ...

As the IERS finds Earth's rotation drifting more an 0.9 seconds from 24 hours, they give six months notice that a leap second to be added either to the last day of December or last day of June.

Earth Rotation Day was observed globally on Wednesday. The day celebrates the rotation of planet earth on its axis which is crucial for defining time and shape of life. Earth rotates on its axis, an ...

DETROIT — The days are indeed getting shorter. Earth had its shortest day ever recorded on June 29, with the day ending 1.59 milliseconds sooner than usual, according to the National Physical ...

View of Earth from space. Image source: studio023 / Adobe. To fully understand how these human-built megastructures affect Earth’s rotation, though, we have to dig into the math a little bit.