A strange shift in Earth's rotation is making our days milliseconds shorter — and scientists are racing to understand why. The days are getting shorter and not just because summer is waning in the ...

The Earth is spinning at its fastest rate since records began, and astronomers predict that 5 August will be one of the shortest days ever measured. New estimates released this month suggest that the ...

Our planet has been rotating at its fastest since records began in 1973. Earth will complete a full rotation in slightly less time than usual today (July 22), making it one of the shortest days ever ...

July 22, 2025, is predicted to be one of the shortest days ever recorded. Earth is expected to complete today's rotation 1.34 milliseconds faster than 24 hours. While imperceptible to humans, these ...

It follows other unusually short days this summer—July 9 (1.3 ms shorter) and July 22(1.38 ms)—all part of a trend that began in 2020. The current record was set on July 5, 2024, when the day was 1.66 ...