On three days this summer (July 9, July 22, and August 5), the Earth will complete its daily spin a little faster than usual. So fast, in fact, that each day will be about a millisecond and a half ...

There's a universe full of black holes out there, spinning merrily away—some fast, others more slowly. A recent survey of ...

Something unusual is happening to our planet, and scientists are racing to understand why. For billions of years, Earth’s rotation has been gradually slowing down, mainly due to the Moon’s ...

Earth is spinning faster this summer, making the days marginally shorter and attracting the attention of scientists and timekeepers. July 10 was the shortest day of the year so far, lasting 1.36 ...

WASHINGTON — Wednesday will be slightly shorter than usual, but you probably won't notice the difference even if you're watching the clock closely. Earth is expected to complete a full rotation on ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: joecicak/Getty Images Earth will complete a full rotation in slightly less time than ...

Using data from NASA’s Spitzer Space Telescope, scientists have identified the three fastest-spinning brown dwarfs ever found. More massive than most planets but not quite heavy enough to ignite like ...

Pulsars – another name for fast-spinning neutron stars – originate from the imploded cores of massive dying stars through supernova explosion. Now, more than 50 years after the discovery of pulsars ...