Something unusual is happening to our planet, and scientists are racing to understand why. For billions of years, Earth’s rotation has been gradually slowing down, mainly due to the Moon’s ...

It's easy to take Earth's constant rotation for granted. Every 24 hours, our planet completes a full spin on its axis, giving us day and night, powering wind patterns, and maintaining a delicate ...

3D Blue Earth on Space. planet, galaxy, stars, cosmos, sea, earth, sunset, globe. *The Earth is allegedly spinning faster, and scientists recently recorded its shortest day last month. The normal ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

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 ...

Thanks to a speed-up of Earth's rotation, the length of the astronomical day and the length of the clock day aren't quite ...

It wouldn’t be summer without the stretched out days. The dawns break early and the dusks come late, affording more time for lazy beach trips and long barbecues under the slow curve of the sun. But ...