The Earth's rotation is about to accelerate significantly. According to scientists, July 9, July 22, and August 5 of this year will be some of the shortest days in recent memory as a result, slicing ...

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers. July 10 was the shortest day of the year so far, lasting 1.36 ...

Earth's changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way — but only for a second. For the first time in history, world timekeepers ...

You're unlikely to miss the 1.25 milliseconds that will make Aug. 5 one of the shortest days ever. Earth's rotation is randomly speeding up, and nobody is quite sure why. These speedups, which have ...

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Earth’s changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way — but only for a second. For the first time in history, world timekeepers ...

Our planet has been rotating at its fastest since records began in 1973. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Breaking space news, the ...

We examine why the Earth's constant spin goes completely unnoticed by the people living on it. We think about it and then forget.

Researchers carried out a pioneering experiment where they measured the effect of the rotation of Earth on quantum entangled photons. The work represents a significant achievement that pushes the ...