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

When NASA's DART mission crashed into the asteroid Dimorphos, the first stage of the impact saw the spacecraft's solar panels ...

Our respondents are quick to point out the issues with using Earth’s rotation to get to a destination, not least the ...

Dam construction since 1835 has caused Earth's poles to "wander" away from the planet's rotational axis because of the ...

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

As for when this three-day event will happen, there are three days this summer when the moon will be around its furthest ...

Scientists expect a specific day in July to be the shortest day of 2025 so far, running just over a millisecond faster than ...

In fact, July 9 could end up being the shortest day ever recorded by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems ...

Earth is set to break records with July 9 marking the shortest day ever recorded, shaving off 1.3–1.5 milliseconds due to ...

While that tiny time difference is imperceptible to humans, it represents part of a broader pattern that has left scientists ...

The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reports that Earth is currently spinning faster, ...

Nearly half the world’s supply of heavy rare earths is extracted from mines in Kachin state, including those north of Bhamo, ...