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Flipboard Science Desk (sciencedesk@flipboard.social)'s status on Friday, 31-May-2024 03:34:10 JST Flipboard Science Desk

On the lunar surface, a single Earth day would be 56 microseconds shorter — a tiny number that can lead to significant inconsistencies over time. That’s why scientists aren’t just looking to create a new “time zone” for the Moon, but an entirely new “time scale” that accounts for the faster speed at which seconds tick by up there. CNN explains: https://flip.it/V_LgSS
#Science #Space #Moon #Time #NASA
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1. Why scientists say we need to send clocks to the moon — and soon | CNN
  
  from Jackie Wattles
  
  There’s an ongoing international effort to keep time accurately on the moon. It’s not as easy as it may sound.

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