Tag: Precision timekeeping
Future of Leap Seconds: Potential Abandonment by Global Timekeepers
Long ago, humans defined a day as the time it takes Earth to make one rotation about its axis. However, Earth's rotation has been slowing down over the years, leading to the addition of...
Revolutionizing Astronomy: The Impact of the World’s Most Accurate Clock
The field of physics is on the cusp of a major revolution with the development of the world's most accurate clock - the nuclear clock. While atomic clocks have been the gold standard for...