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According to Time and Date, a website that tracks time and time zones, the current record holder for the shortest day on ...
Thanks to atomic clocks (and all the worldly forces that influence them), scientists know that Earth's rotation has begun to ...
Due to the way Earth's rotation is measured, Wednesday, July 9 will technically lose time. Here's why you most likely won't ...
In a rare and unexpected astronomical event, July 9, 2025, is set to become the shortest day in Earth’s recorded history, as the planet completes its rotation slightly faster than usual. Scientists ...
Scientists anticipate that Earth's rotation will quicken enough to create three shorter days between July and August, ...
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 ...
The shortest ever day on Earth is recorded today, with Earth rotating 1.3 milliseconds faster than the standard time, ...
On July 9 — and two other upcoming dates — the moon will be at its maximum distance from the equator, Timeanddate.com notes. You won't even notice the time loss. According to Timeanddate.com, Earth is ...
Today is set to be one of shortest days in the Earth’s recorded history – meaning that it will be just under 24 hours.
Now, as the moon move towards the Earth’s poles and away from its equator, the spinning speed is expected to increase further. Keeping this in mind, it has been observed that July 9, July 22, and ...
With scientists feeling pretty baffled, today (9 July) is set to be the shortest day in recorded history. Yeah, we’re going to be losing sleep over this. Well, quite a teenie tiny bit of sleep anyway.
Earth is set to experience unusually short days in July and August 2025. The Moon's orbital position is subtly accelerating ...