July 9 was unusually short thanks to changes in how fast the Earth is spinning. But two other days this summer are expected to be even shorter. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

If you haven’t accomplished as much this summer as you had hoped to, you can blame forces far beyond your control: a few of these dog days, by one measure, are among the shortest you’ve ever lived ...

But in all likelihood, the Earth will not see this time, having been engulfed by the Sun in its red giant phase, around 7.6 ...

July 9 will be one of the shortest days ever, as Earth is spinning faster and scientists are still working to understand why. According to the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems ...

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Aren’t the summer days supposed to be longer and the winter days shorter? Since when have things gone in reverse for the summertime? Since now, maybe? Starting today? Okay, here’s what’s going on.

Earth takes 24 hours to complete a full rotation in a standard day, equal to exactly 86,400 seconds. July 9 was the first of three days in which a millisecond or more could be shaved off the clock on ...

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 ...

Scientists announced Monday that Earth is rotating slightly faster than normal, resulting in what is expected to become the second-shortest day ever recorded since precise atomic timekeeping began.