Earth is whipping around quicker than it has in a half-century

Earth is whipping around quicker than it has in a half-century
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Thanks to a speed-up of Earth's rotation, the length of the astronomical day and the length of the clock day aren't quite matching up. Eventually, international timekeepers may need to subtract a second.



January 7, 2021 at 10:30PM
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