Decentralized physical infrastructure connects independently operated telescopes into a coordinated observing network ...

The Prague Astronomical Clock, or Orloj, shows time in several ways, including medieval and modern systems. Figures of the Apostles appear hourly in a moving display. The clock face tracks the ...

The leap second – units of time added to the atomic clock every few years to remain synchronised with astronomical time – should be replaced with a leap minute added far less frequently, a leading ...

Earth's changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way — but only for a second. For the first time in history, world timekeepers ...

WASHINGTON — Earth’s changing spin is threatening to toy with our sense of time, clocks and computerized society in an unprecedented way — but only for a second. For the first time in history, world ...

A top scientist has proposed a new way to reconcile the two different ways that our clocks keep time. Meet — wait for it — the leap minute. By Matt Richtel Later this month, delegations from around ...

What time is it? A glimpse at your phone or computer will likely reveal a pretty accurate answer. But though time seems constant, we’ve actually been adjusting it for decades—in the form of a leap ...