Scientists Are in a Race Against Time and Earth’s Rotation

Earth Is spinning faster than ever, and scientists are spinning their wheels to keep up. » Subscribe to Seeker! » Watch more Elements! » Visit our shop at The year 2020 may have felt like it lasted forever, but it was actually the shortest one in decades. In fact, it was 1.3 milliseconds shorter. The planet is now spinning faster than it has any time in the last half-century, with 2020 containing 28 of the fastest days on record since 1960.