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

This summer a few factors are adding up to make a handful of Earth’s spins—those occurring on July 10, July 22 and August 5—more than a millisecond faster than the average of the past several decades.

With the trade deadline past, the Cincinnati Reds are officially out of the market (and the Eugenio Suarez sweepstakes). Acquiring Pittsburgh Pirates third-baseman Ke'Bryan Hayes may have gotten the ...

T omorrow, on July 22, the length of the day is expected to be 1.34 milliseconds shorter than usual. Though there are clear ...

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

Still, Earth's rotational speed offers an interesting way to trace the impact of astronomical and human-related changes on the planet we call home.

The speed of Earth's rotation on its axis is increasing. The result of the increasing speed of Earth's rotation has come in the form of a decrease in the daytime. Scientists say that it has now been ...

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

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth completed its rotation approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds faster than ...

Earth’s rotation is changing its speed! Days to become shorter by…., these days in July, August to be most affected; they are… A leap second is a one-second modification that is sometimes ...

July 9 was predicted to have a shorter "length of day" than usual due to an increase in Earth's rotation speed. See which other days will be shorter ...

Earth's rotation is speeding up for 2 more days this summer — including today Technically speaking, these days will be shorter.