July 9, 2025, saw the Earth spin through one of its shortest days on record a fleeting, nanosecond instant that passed ...

Scientists anticipate that Earth's rotation will quicken enough to create three shorter days between July and August, ...

So far, the shortest day ever recorded was July 5, 2024, when Earth rotated 1.66 milliseconds faster than usual. This year, ...

Scientists have observed that Earth is spinning faster, leading to shorter days like those expected on July 9, July 22, and August 5. To maintain accurate global time, experts may introduce a negative ...

In the coming weeks, Earth is expected to rotate slightly faster than usual, causing several days to be marginally shorter.

Earth may experience its shortest day ever, with the Moon’s position speeding up the planet’s rotation by about 1.3-1.6 milliseconds.

Greenwich moon time? As NASA strides to return astronauts to the lunar surface for the first time since the early 1970s, astronomical experts say that the orbital rock needs its own localized time ...

Firefly Aerospace and NASA are targeting mid-January for the first Blue Ghost mission to the far side of the Moon.

Filmmaker Patricia Riggen believes a remake of her 2007 film would be far too grim in today's political landscape.

This time next year, NASA plans to send its first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years. NPR visited the facility to find out how astronauts are preparing for this high stakes exploration.

Now, new evidence appears to confirm visitors may one day explore the moon’s interior—and even live or work within them.

Saturday is “International Moon Day,” which the United Nations designated in 2021 as a day to be observed every July 20 as part of a resolution on international cooperation and the “peaceful ...