Tag: Precision timekeeping

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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...
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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...