The planet’s rotation fluctuates as it travels around the sun, and measurements suggest we’re losing more than a millisecond during the long days of summer.

The Earth is predicted to make its fastest rotations on July 9, July 10, July 22 and August 5, according to a Time and Date ...

Thanks to atomic clocks (and all the worldly forces that influence them), scientists know that Earth's rotation has begun to ...

On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth completed its rotation approximately 1.3 to 1.6 milliseconds faster than ...

Our respondents are quick to point out the issues with using Earth’s rotation to get to a destination, not least the ...

Have you ever wondered why all the planets in our solar system orbit in the same plane? This fascinating characteristic of planetary orbits has intrigued astronomers for centuries. When we observe the ...

Recent findings confirm the conservation of orbital angular momentum in single-photon interactions, reinforcing fundamental ...

The rotational Doppler effect based on the radio orbital angular momentum (OAM) carrying wave has been theoretically studied and experimentally verified at 10 GHz. By using the higher-order OAM mode ...

The clues to their navigation markers lay across the night sky, in the stars. And then there's a little bit of mechanics at ...

Market rotation swings momentum toward S&P 500 underperformers Energy has emerged as July's top performer so far, while bets around AI, US dollar weakness and other themes start to flag. JUL 10, 2025 ...

While it’s unlikely anyone would notice a missing millisecond, there’s potential this speed-up could have ramifications for ...

The Earth is pretty good at keeping its pace. However, variations do happen. And on three separate days this summer—July 9, July 22, and August 5—the Earth will spin notably faster than usual. Of ...