On July 9, 2025, scientists at the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) reported that the Earth ...

The science behind why the Earth will spin just a little bit faster on July 9, July 22, and August 5, this year.

Most people think a day on Earth is just the time it takes for the planet to make one full rotation on its axis, but that’s not entirely true. In this video, we uncover the surprising truth about ...

How the orbit of the Moon around the and the Earth around the sun, impact day length, months and seasons. Learn what a year is with this guide for KS3 physics students aged 11-14 from BBC Bitesize.

Scientists anticipate that Earth's rotation will quicken enough to create three shorter days between July and August, starting Wednesday, July 9.

The orbit of the moon can have an effect on how fast the Earth spins around. “Our planet spins quicker when the moon’s position is far to the north or south of Earth’s equator,” according to ...

The previous record for the shortest day was set in 2020 with a 1.47 milliseconds less in 86,400 seconds, and then, in 2022, with 1.66 milliseconds less in a day’s rotation, as reported by the Daily ...

Earth’s orbit around the Sun is not circular, but an ellipse. ... NASA gives the semimajor axis of our planet’s orbit as nearly 93 million miles (149,598,000 km).

The sun's counterclockwise rotation and the counterclockwise rotation of the entire solar system (except two planets) is a result of its formation around 4.5 billion years ago.

What are solstices? Solstices occur because Earth’s axis of rotation is tilted about 23.4 degrees relative to Earth's orbit around the sun. This tilt drives our planet's seasons, as the Northern ...