#EarthRotation
Goodbye, leap second? From 20 May 2027, UTC will run continuously, allowing its offset from Earth’s rotation to grow to an hour. A 2,700-year-old eclipse record from Qufu, China, preserves clues to Earth’s changing day.

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October 17, 2026 at 3:04 PM
What If Earth's Rotation Slowed by Half?

48-hour days. Scorching 24-hour daylight followed by freezing 24-hour nights. Weather systems rewrite themselves. Agriculture collapses.

https://purelyhypothetical.com/posts/what-if-earths-rotation-slowed-by-half/

#WhatIf #Science #EarthRotation #DayLength
September 25, 2026 at 11:11 AM
Last year in May, I made this.

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July 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
This summer, Earth has been spinning faster than usual, making days slightly shorter. On July 22 and August 5, the planet completed its rotation up to 1.6 milliseconds quicker than the standard 86,400 seconds.

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August 9, 2025 at 1:41 PM
A scientist has warned that Earth’s rotation is speeding up unexpectedly, which could lead to the shortest day in history. Astrophysicist Graham Jones predicts this could happen on July 9, July 22, or August 5, making each day 1.3 to 1.5 milliseconds shorter.

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July 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
NASA has revealed that China’s massive Three Gorges Dam has had a measurable impact on Earth’s rotation.

#ThreeGorgesDam #NASA #EarthRotation #ClimateImpact #Geophysics #Hydropower #EnvironmentalScience #SpaceAndEarth
April 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Earth just completed one of its shortest rotations on record, shaving off over a millisecond without anyone noticing.

Read More: www.ibtimes.co.uk/did-today-fe...

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August 7, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Earth spins at about 1,000 mph (1,670 km/h) at the equator and orbits the Sun at roughly 67,000 mph (107,000 km/h), yet we feel no motion because the movement is constant and uniform. Read more: https://getnews.me/why-we-cant-feel-earths-rapid-rotation-and-orbit/ #earthrotation #orbitspeed #physics
October 7, 2025 at 5:49 AM
November 24, 2024 at 6:43 PM
November 24, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Melting of polar ice having effect on global timekeeping, research shows #ClimateChange #timekeeping #icesheets #earthrotation www.ft.com/content/5dd4...
Melting of polar ice having effect on global timekeeping, research shows
Plans to put all clocks back a second may have to be delayed as water flowing into the oceans slows Earth’s rotation
www.ft.com
March 28, 2024 at 5:41 PM
کبھی کے دن بڑے تو کبھی کی راتیں، اور اب آرہے ہیں دن چھوٹے!
مزید پڑھیئے: www.aaj.tv/news/30471186
#AajNews #earthrotation #shorterdays #ScientificDiscovery #planetearth #timechange #GlobalPhenomenon #environmentalupdate #spacescience #earthscience
July 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
زیادہ تر سائنسدان سمجھتے ہیں کہ یہ زمین کے اندرونی عوامل کی وجہ سے ہے، ماہر ارضیات لیونید زوتوف
مزید پڑھئے: www.aaj.tv/news/30469676
#AajNews #EarthRotation #ScienceNews #July2025 #August2025
July 3, 2025 at 6:10 AM
زمین کی گردش سست ہونے کی وجہ چاند کا زمین پر گریویٹیشنل اثر ہے، جو زمین کی گردش کو سست کرتا ہے
مزید پڑھیئے: www.aaj.tv/news/30458236
#AajNews #OxygenOnEarth #EarthRotation #ScienceExplained #SpaceFacts #EarthMystery
May 1, 2025 at 7:42 AM
اہر فلکیات نے 24 گھنٹے کی ٹائم لیپس ویڈیو بنائی جس میں دن کے وقت سے رات کے وقت تک ہونے والی تبدیلی کی مناظر قید تھے

مزید پڑھیے: www.aaj.tv/news/30438288/

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February 1, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Earth’s rotation slowing down due to climate change? Now my phone’s clock is off AND I’m late for everything. Mother Nature out here messing with my vibe like, “You thought traffic was bad?” Is it just me or are we all spinning out of control? #ClimateChange #EarthRotation #TechStruggles
March 26, 2026 at 5:22 PM
The invisible timekeeper of astronomy: IERS data tables that synchronize Earth's wobble and leap seconds with precise celestial observations across the astropy universe.

https://github.com/astropy/astropy-iers-data

#Astropy #EarthRotation #Astronomy
March 1, 2026 at 11:02 AM