Scientists predicted that Tuesday will be a fraction of a second shorter than normal as the Earth's rotation is moving faster ...

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

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.

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 set to experience unusually short days in July and August 2025. The Moon's orbital position is subtly accelerating Earth's rotation. These da ...

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

A solar day should last exactly 86,400 seconds, or 24 hours. The scientific community is concerned about how the Earth's rotation is accelerating. In this regard, astrophysicist Gr ...

Two days this summer have been unusually short, with the shortest expected on Aug. 5, leading global timekeepers to consider ...

All the datacentres that run the internet, communications and financial transactions, they are based on precise timing. We also need a precise knowledge of time for navigation, and particularly for ...

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