Earth's Shortest Day Could Be Fast Approaching And Most People Don't Even Realize It
Among the phenomena of the universe, nothing feels more constant than time, but here on Earth, our days are actually starting to pick up speed.
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Among the phenomena of the universe, nothing feels more constant than time, but here on Earth, our days are actually starting to pick up speed.
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Read MoreLooking at images of Earth from space, you might have noticed a conspicuous lack of stars, but it turns out there's a good reason for that.
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