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Scientists Say Earth Just Had Its Shortest Day on Record


Here's Why Earth Just Had Its Shortest Day on Record

Take June 29, 2022, which was nearly 1.6 milliseconds under 24 hours, making it the shortest day ever recorded.

Earth is spinning faster than usual and had its shortest day ever

The Earth is spinning faster, and recently recorded its shortest day ever, scientists say. June 29, 2022 was 1.59 millisecond less than the average day.

Earth sets record for the shortest day - Space.com

Scientists have recorded Earth's shortest day since its rotational period began to be recorded with highly precise atomic clocks: On June 29 ...

Earth just experienced its shortest day on record

This report noted that it was Earth's shortest day since scientists began using atomic clocks to measure the planet's rotational speed. Experts ...

Earth broke the record for the shortest day since atomic clocks were ...

Since 1820, scientists documented Earth's rotation slowing down, according to NASA. In the past few years, it began speeding up, McCarthy said.

The Earth Had Its Shortest Day in Recorded History | Smithsonian

On July 26, 2022, the Earth rotated around in 1.5 milliseconds less than 24 hours, per ABC. If the trend continues, scientists may need to ...

Earth spinning faster and recording its shortest-day ever is no ...

While the Earth on June 29 did indeed record its shortest day since the adoption of the atomic clock standard in 1970 — at 1.59 milliseconds ...

Earth Just Set a New Record For Its Shortest Day In Recorded History

Since the 1960s, scientists have used atomic clocks to precisely monitor time. However, on June 29, scientists watching these clocks noticed an anomaly: it ...

Earth Is Suddenly Spinning Faster. Why Our Planet Just Recorded ...

On June 29, 2022 our planet set a new record for its shortest day. Here's everything you need to know about Earth spinning faster.

Scientists Say Earth Just Had Its Shortest Day on Record, but What ...

According to those scientists, the day was 1.59 milliseconds shorter than a full 24 hours, and while that may not seem like much, the cumulative ...

Earth's shortest day sets new record - EarthSky

Shortest day in the atomic clock era. Earth has clocked its shortest day since scientists began using atomic clocks to measure its rotational ...

The Earth is spinning faster than ever and it's making our days shorter

The shortest day ever recorded was June 29, and it was shorter than a typical 24 hours by 1.59 milliseconds. Some scientists say its climate ...

Earth Sets New Record for Shortest Day - Time and Date

Earth has recorded its shortest day since scientists began using atomic clocks to measure its rotational speed. On June 29, 2022, ...

Earth Is Spinning Faster, Leading to Shortest Day Ever Recorded

(July 26 nearly eclipsed the record, too.) If Earth's rotational speed trend continues, scientists may want to introduce a negative leap second, ...

Earth is spinning faster than normal, and we just had our shortest ...

Scientists claim that on June 29, 2022, the Earth spun faster than normal, making it the shortest day recorded since the 1960s.

Earth recorded its shortest day on record recently. And that could ...

Earth completed one spin in 1.59 milliseconds less than 24 hours, making it the shortest day since the dawn of atomic clocks.

The length of Earth's days has been mysteriously increasing, and ...

This trend has been making our days shorter; in fact, in June 2022 we set a record for the shortest day over the past half a century or so.

Oh my days! Midnight comes a fraction sooner as Earth spins faster

If time feels tighter than ever of late, blame it on the revolution. On 29 June this year, Earth racked up an unusual record: its shortest day ...

June 29 was Earth's shortest day since the invention of atomic clocks

Earth itself can claim a new world record: Scientists studying our planet's rotation confirmed that June 29 was the shortest day on record.

Earth Just Set A New Record For The Shortest Day | IFLScience

But, over the last several years it seems like the length of the day is getting shorter. Earth has broken lots of speed records since 2020. In ...