Can a movement many feet below our feet quietly change the Earth’s rotation? Over 3,000 miles below the ground, the Earth’s ...

While Earth's slowdown is not noticeable on human timescales, it's enough to work significant changes over eons. One of those ...

Earth will complete its daily rotation between 1.25 and 1.51 milliseconds faster than usual, and scientists aren't quite sure why.

Life & Culture Earth’s rotation will speed up for 3 days this summer. Here’s what that means Published: Jul. 09, 2025, 4:09 p.m.

A sudden halt to Earth's rotation, though improbable, would trigger catastrophic events. Inertia would cause widespread ...

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

Earth will complete a full rotation in slightly less time than usual on Tuesday, July 22, making it one of the shortest days ever recorded. The difference will be just 1.34 milliseconds less than ...

Earth is the planet we have the best opportunity to understand in detail—helping us see how other rocky planets behave, even ...

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

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 why ...

A strange shift in Earth's rotation is making our days milliseconds shorter — and scientists are racing to understand why.

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