The Mechanics of Earth's Spin Earth rotates once in about 24 hours with respect to the Sun, but once every 23 hours, 56 ...

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 ...

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers. July 10 was the shortest day of the year so far, lasting 1.36 ...

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 ...

Earth spun just a bit faster than usual on July 9 and is expected to do so again on July 22 and Aug. 5, according to the website TimeAndDate. Over a millisecond was reportedly shaved off the clock on ...

Earth's rotation has sped up, shortening some days by over a millisecond this summer A negative leap second, subtracting one second from UTC, may be introduced for the first time Since 1972, 27 ...

Earth’s quicker spin challenges civil time as experts weigh a first negative leap second to keep satellites, networks, and ...

Earth’s rotation is accelerating, and that tiny shift could have a major impact on timekeeping and technology. For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app.

If the atmosphere were not dragged with our planet, you could utilize the insane relative wind speeds to decrease flight time, but you'd probably not be concerned with such problems as "long flights" ...

Pumping groundwater appears to have a greater consequence than ever previously thought. But now—thanks to a study published ...

In less than 20 years, Earth’s axis has shifted by 31.5 inches. The culprit? Groundwater pumped from deep underground and ...