The Earth rotates at about 1,670 kilometers per hour at the equator, yet we experience no sense of motion. But how is this ...

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

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

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

Earth’s rotation is speeding up. This summer, our planet will spin faster than usual, creating the shortest day since records ...

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

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

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

Our respondents are quick to point out the issues with using Earth’s rotation to get to a destination, not least the ...

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

Planet Earth will spin a little faster on three separate days this summer, starting on July 9. This will technically result ...

Atomic clocks — among the most precise instruments humans have ever built — have been keeping track of Earth’s spin since the ...