Earth’s rotation is no longer matching the tidy 24-hour day that our technology assumes. Since 2020, each day has been ...

Scientists announced Monday that Earth is rotating slightly faster than normal, resulting in what is expected to become the second-shortest day ever recorded since precise atomic timekeeping began.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thanks to a speed-up of Earth's rotation, the length of the astronomical day and the length of the clock day aren't quite matching ...

This summer, there has been more noticeable fluctuation in the earth's spin rate but people can't feel it. 27,772 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?27,772 ...

Earth takes 24 hours to complete a full rotation in a standard day, equal to exactly 86,400 seconds. July 9 was the first of three days in which a millisecond or more could be shaved off the clock on ...

Earlier this month, the Earth spun just a bit faster than usual on July 9 and is expected to do so again on July 22 and Aug. 5, according to the website TimeAndDate. Over a millisecond was reportedly ...

July 9 will be one of the shortest days ever, as Earth is spinning faster and scientists are still working to understand why. According to the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems ...

While the shortest day of the year typically falls in winter, summer will have its fair share of abnormally short days this year. According to TimeandDate, Earth will spin unusually fast in July and ...

A tiny shift in Earth’s spin could trigger a move timekeepers have never made before, and it might impact everything from satellites to global networks. The Earth is picking up speed, and it’s forcing ...