A leap second is a one-second modification that is sometimes used with atomic clocks, whenever there is a change in Earth's ...

Since 2020, the Earth has been spinning faster – hence the uncertainty in the exact date of the shortest day in 2025.

Earth is expected to spin slightly faster on three specific days in July and August: July 9, July 22 and August 5. This could ...

The staff at the Fred A. Vaught Memorial Library have hosted fun and educational opportunities through the month of June.

A frightening simulation shows what would happen if the world was to stop spinning. As we all know (and if you don’t, give ...

From the point of view of the sun, it takes Earth roughly 86,400 seconds (24 hours) to complete one full rotation. This ...

In July and August, the Earth's rotation is expected to speed up, making days slightly shorter, particularly on July 9, July 22, and August 5.

Ever wondered if human ingenuity could literally shift our planet? Turns out, it can – albeit ever so slightly.

In March 2011, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake struck off the east coast of Japan, and moved the Earth's axis, shortening our days ...

Earlier research had found that the rings of Saturn respond to vibrations within the planet. Saturn's interior vibrates at frequencies that cause slight variations in its gravitational field, and the ...

Fam al Hut is a new luxury independent brand hailing from China ✓ Its debut, the Mark 1 Möbius promises a lot, but does it ...