As Earth spins faster than it has in decades, atomic clocks are catching the difference, and shorter days are on the horizon.

To understand why we don’t feel Earth's rotation, it’s essential to grasp the concept of inertia and the force of ...

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

July 9 was unusually short thanks to changes in how fast the Earth is spinning. But two other days this summer are expected ...

But with atomic clocks tracking the Earth’s rotational speed so closely that once every year and a half or so, the ...

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 ...

Scientists anticipate that Earth's rotation will quicken enough to create three shorter days between July and August, starting Wednesday, July 9.

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.

On July 9, 22, and August 5, 2025, the Moon will be farthest from Earth’s equator, shifting its gravitational effect on Earth’s axis and altering rotation speed ...

As for when this three-day event will happen, there are three days this summer when the moon will be around its furthest ...

As well as the equator having lower gravity, Earth's spin is faster there, giving rockets an extra boost when launched from the line. Today, the equator passes through 13 countries.