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.

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

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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's rotation on its axis determines our daily cycle of sunrise and sunset. Each rotation takes 24 hours, ... But day to day, the speed of Earth's spin can fluctuate.

Since then, the moon has been gradually moving outward, stealing some of Earth's angular momentum, with the result that Earth's rotation has slowed. Today, as we all know, a day on Earth lasts 24 ...