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

July 22 will be the second-shortest day of the year, as Earth completes a full rotation in less time than usual.

But since 2020, the Earth has repeatedly broken its own record, with the shortest day on record July 5, 2024, when the Earth ...

Earth's rotation is speeding up, resulting in shorter days. July 10, 2025, saw the shortest day. Upcoming days are also ...

The planet’s spin hasn’t always been this way. Scientists say a day used to be just 19 hours long. Back then, tides from the ...

This isn't the first time this sort of phenomenon has happened. The same thing occurred on July 9, and it's set to happen ...

Earth will complete its rotation slightly faster than usual on Tuesday, July 22, resulting in one of the shortest days ever recorded. The ...

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

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers. But these days are not ‘short’ in terms of how many sunlight hours ...

Since 2020, Earth has been rotating unusually fast on its axis, leading scientists to consider whether we should correct for the shorter days.