An international group of astronomers has joined calls to create a standard for keeping time on the moon, where seconds tick by faster.
LIVE: DCPS board discusses possible changes to Master Facility Plan in workshop‘It’s about building trust’: Mayor shares details of city’s new ‘Show Up to Shine’ program to combat chronic absenteeismAn image of the moon is projected at the Iziko Planetarium in Cape Town, South Africa, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024 as part of the World Astronomy Conference. “That’s the crux of our resolution: to work together to establish this standard time,” U.S.
The European Space Agency pushed last year for the creation of a lunar clock. And earlier this year, the White House directed NASA and other agencies to cobble together an initial idea by the end of the year with a final plan due by the end of 2026.
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