July 22 is one of the shortest days in history due to Earth spinning faster. The shortest day in history is coming up next ...

No, you aren't imagining it. NASA has confirmed that the days are indeed getting shorter, as our planet spins faster than ever before.

On average, from the point of view of the sun, the Earth completes one full rotation around its axis every 24 hours or 86,400 seconds, give or take a few milliseconds. A millisecond (ms) is 0.001 of a ...

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 ...

Wolves, strawberries and sturgeon may not seem connected at first glance, but each one represents a specific full moon tied ...

But in recent years, scientists have reported variations in Earth’s rotation. In 2020, they found that Earth was spinning ...

Discover when the next full moon will rise in July 2025, why it's called the Hungry Ghost Moon, and what celestial events to watch for.

Scientists anticipate that Earth's rotation will quicken enough to create three shorter days between July and August, starting Wednesday, July 9.

The Earth's rotation is likely to cause some shorter days this summer due to several factors.

Look to the skies on Thursday night and you can see something unusual: the ‘Moon illusion’, which happens when our satellite is low on the horizon. On July 10, the full moon will rise… but not that ...

Differences in the gravitational pull between the Earth and the Moon will make July 9, July 22 and August 5 unusually short.