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 ...

Occasionally, asteroids get caught in Earth’s orbit, temporarily becoming mini moons before continuing their cosmic paths.

When the moon is positioned farther from Earth's equator and closer to the poles, its pull on the planet becomes weaker. With ...

If tomorrow, July 9, feels even shorter than your average day filled with too much to do, there’s a scientific phenomenon that’s to blame, scientists say. This summer, Earth is suddenly spinning ...

Atomic clocks — among the most precise instruments humans have ever built — have been keeping track of Earth’s spin since the ...

Earth is set to break records with July 9 marking the shortest day ever recorded, shaving off 1.3–1.5 milliseconds due to ...

Scientists expect a specific day in July to be the shortest day of 2025 so far, running just over a millisecond faster than ...

If it feels like summer is flying by, science says you’re not imagining it. Starting Wednesday, Earth is literally spinning ...

The second half of July and the early days of August are the perfect time to get outside and look at the night sky.