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Earth is set to experience unusually short days in July and August 2025. The Moon's orbital position is subtly accelerating ...
Get ready for a blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment this July 9th, as our planet is poised to experience one of the shortest days ...
Earth is set to break records with July 9 marking the shortest day ever recorded, shaving off 1.3–1.5 milliseconds due to ...
Atomic clocks — among the most precise instruments humans have ever built — have been keeping track of Earth’s spin since the ...
The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.
Scientists anticipate that Earth's rotation will quicken enough to create three shorter days between July and August, ...
In fact, July 9 could end up being the shortest day ever recorded by the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems ...
So far, the shortest day ever recorded was July 5, 2024, when Earth rotated 1.66 milliseconds faster than usual. This year, ...
If it feels like summer is flying by, science says you’re not imagining it. Starting Wednesday, Earth is literally spinning ...
Wednesday, July 9 may be the shortest day on record, according to scientists. A BBC Sky at Night report details that ...
Scientists expect a specific day in July to be the shortest day of 2025 so far, running just over a millisecond faster than ...
Today is set to be one of shortest days in the Earth’s recorded history – meaning that it will be just under 24 hours.