Science
Earth is whipping around quicker than it has in a half-century – Space.com
It could mean a “negative” leap second.
Even time did not escape 2020 unscathed.
The 28 fastest days on record (since 1960) all occurred in 2020, with Earth
completing its revolutions around its axis milliseconds quicker than average. That’s not particularly alarming the planet’s rotation varies slightly all the time, driven by variations in atmospheric pressure
, winds, ocean currents and the movement of the core. But it is inconvenient for international timekeepers, who use ultra-accurate atomic clocks to meter out the Coordinated…
-
General17 hours agoUS CDC boss Susan Monarez refuses to quit, defying Trump’s White House
-
General15 hours agoAs Iran-Australia relations plunge to a new low, Tehran faces another diplomatic setback
-
General22 hours agoPolice offer ‘surrender plan’ to Dezi Freeman as fugitive avoids capture for another day
-
General21 hours agoGeelong Cats AFL star Bailey Smith details mental health battle during All-Australian speech