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

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

To find out how fast the Earth is spinning at all, you need to find a reference frame in which, ideally, nothing is moving.

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

Scientists break down the reasons why days are getting shorter—and the mystery they're still trying to solve about Earth's ...

Zotov predicts Earth’s rotation may soon decelerate once again. If he’s right, this sudden speeding-up could prove to be just ...

On average, Earth rotates once relative to distant stars, a sidereal day, in about 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.1 seconds.

In a rare and unprecedented move, scientists and world timekeepers are considering reducing one second from Coordinated ...

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

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

In fact, only three factors can be used to define a black hole: its mass, its angular momentum and its electric charge. In ...