Earth’s rotation will speed up slightly on July 9, 22, and August 5, shortening each day by over a millisecond.

Earth's rotation is speeding up, making days slightly shorter. This subtle change has been ongoing since 2020, with the ...

The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer.

The Earth is predicted to make its fastest rotations on July 9, July 10, July 22 and August 5, according to a Time and Date ...

Most people think a day on Earth is just the time it takes for the planet to make one full rotation on its axis, but that’s ...

The payload Russia's military chose to launch on the Angara A5 is unusual. The rocket deployed its primary passenger, Kosmos ...

July 9 was predicted to have a shorter "length of day" than usual due to an increase in Earth's rotation speed. See which ...

The world spins faster for 3 days straight in July and August, prompting experts to monitor Earth's changing rotation.

Each tick of the clock marks a second in a day, normally 86,400 of them. But on July 9, 2025, Earth completed its rotation 1.3 milliseconds faster than usual, making it at least the shortest day this ...

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

When the moon is positioned farther from Earth's equator and closer to the poles, its pull on the planet becomes weaker. With ...

The 24-hour day isn’t a given anymore. In recent years, scientists have discovered Earth is rotating slightly faster, which ...