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

Earth is expected to experience slightly shorter days in the coming weeks as the planet spins faster due to the changing position of the moon, according to a report by Live Science.

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

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth completed its rotation approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds faster than ...

This causes the timetable of celestial events to creep forward until leap year sets them back every four years. The sun (Latin: sol) appears to stand still (Latin: stare) on the horizon at rise and ...