Planet Earth is spinning a little faster today — resulting in one of the shortest days of the year. But the change will be so minuscule you won’t even notice. We’re talking even less time than the ...

Researchers in Germany have now directly observed this wobble with the highest precision yet thanks to a large ring laser gyroscope they developed for this purpose. The instrument, which is located in ...

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Does it feel like there's not enough time in the day for everything? Well, that could be because some upcoming days are actually getting shorter. In fact, today might just be the shortest day you'll ...

Aren’t the summer days supposed to be longer and the winter days shorter? Since when have things gone in reverse for the summertime? Since now, maybe? Starting today? Okay, here’s what’s going on.

As just one of all the living creatures on Earth, you're along for the ride as our planet constantly moves in two major ways.

July 9 could be one of the shortest days of 2025. No, it's not an early winter solstice. It's actually due to the Earth picking up speed in its rotation, Timeanddate.com says. Basically, the Earth is ...