Tuesday, July 22, is expected to be the second of three days in 2025 where more than a millisecond could be shaved off the ...

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and ...

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

Broadly speaking, Earth takes roughly 24 hours to spin around on its axis. Ocean tides, volcanic activity and earthquakes can ...

July 22 will not be a normal 24-hour day. Instead, Earth's rotation will be completed just shy of those 24 hours. Find out ...

Ample sunshine, ice cream, and afternoons at the beach might leave you wishing that summer would never end. Unfortunately, ...

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

From 1973 to 2020, the shortest day ever recorded was only 1.05 milliseconds shorter than 24 hours, Space.com reads. Since ...

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.

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

Overall, their estimations of the rotational speed of the ground were not significantly influenced by the rotational direction of the figure. Nature Precedings - The Freezing Rotation Illusion.

THE average speed of rotation of the upper atmosphere can be determined by analysing small changes in the inclinations of satellite orbits to the equator. Previous studies1,2 have indicated that ...