3 Aug 2022

Earth records fastest rotation

From Morning Report, 8:47 am on 3 August 2022

Smashing a PB is always satisfying, and on July 29 the Earth recorded its own personal best time for a single rotation.

It's not a record most people would have noticed - the day was just 1.59 milliseconds short of the usual 24 hours.

So is the world speeding up?

University of Auckland astrophysicist Dr Jan Elrdridge spoke to Guyon Espiner.