Exploring Leap Second
Exploring Leap Second reveals several interesting facts.
- Did you know that last year we had 28 of the fastest days ever recorded? Earth's rotation can be affected by a number of things, ...
- Midnight will come later tonight, as for the first time in three years, an extra
- EDIT: Of all the things not to fact-check! It's UTC, not UCT. Which is short for Coordinated Universal Time, because reasons. Well ...
- This is a video of my SEL 2407 satellite clock applying the
- This is what a
In-Depth Information on Leap Second
Want to ask some sort of crazy question about Space?: Tweet at us! @pbsspacetime Facebook: facebook.com/pbsspacetime ... On June 30th, scientists are adding an extra Time and Clocks: Pendulum Clock Quartz Clock Atomic Clock Definition of One Every few years, we give one day an extra second. It's called a
News Stream explains why June 30, 2015 will be a little longer than usual.
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