Although we are all aware that the length of our days varies with the season, the shortest day of the year will occur in a few weeks.
A scientist has warned that the shortest day in history is rapidly approaching due to an unforeseen acceleration of Earth’s rotation.
Today, the Earth completes one circle of the Sun by rotating on its axis 365 times, which is precisely why we count this number of days in a year.
We think about this one year on Earth every time it turns. In reality, though, the number of times it revolves on its axis has changed over time, ranging from 490 to 372 days.