Our Earth rotates once in 24 hours. This is how the length of the day is defined. However, the reality is a bit more complex. Because our planet is not quite so constant. Over time, it tends to turn less and less quickly. This usually plays out in milliseconds. But for some years, the Earth seems to want, on the contrary, spinning faster and faster.
As a result, June 29, 2022 was the shortest day ever recorded by the
Applications of atomic clocks
Their accuracy and stability are…” data-image=”https://cdn.futura-sciences.com/buildsv6/images/midioriginal/6/6/c/66c91e0ab7_50038925_norman-f-ramsey-adrienne-kolb-fermilab -history-archives-project-03.jpg” data-url=”https://www.futura-sciences.com/sciences/definitions/physics-atomic-clock-12827/” data-more=”Read more” >atomic clocks. It went totally unnoticed because the day in question didn’t…