{"id":153420,"date":"2021-01-13T13:36:30","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T10:36:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/thank-god-2021-is-shorter-than-2020-by-1-second-heres-why\/"},"modified":"2021-01-13T13:36:30","modified_gmt":"2021-01-13T10:36:30","slug":"thank-god-2021-is-shorter-than-2020-by-1-second-heres-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thank-god-2021-is-shorter-than-2020-by-1-second-heres-why\/","title":{"rendered":"#Thank god, 2021 is shorter than 2020 by 1 second \u2014 here\u2019s why"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a364dee46248\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a364dee46248\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thank-god-2021-is-shorter-than-2020-by-1-second-heres-why\/#Does_anyone_have_the_time\" >Does anyone have the time?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thank-god-2021-is-shorter-than-2020-by-1-second-heres-why\/#Strangely_2020_didnt_seem_to_go_by_quickly_at_all%E2%80%A6\" >Strangely, 2020 didn\u2019t seem to go by quickly at all\u2026<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/thank-god-2021-is-shorter-than-2020-by-1-second-heres-why\/#When_do_we_go_from_here\" >When do we go from here?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#Thank god, 2021 is shorter than 2020 by 1 second \u2014 here\u2019s why<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p id=\"d103\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">The Earth is spinning faster than it has at any time in the last 50 years, careful study of our planet reveals. Each of the 28 shortest days ever measured came in 2020.<\/p>\n<p id=\"ad14\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">It is possible this may require shortening the standard time on which much of our technological systems are based.<\/p>\n<p id=\"3579\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201cThe Earth is spinning faster now than at any time in the last 50 years. It\u2019s quite possible that a negative leap second will be needed if the Earth\u2019s rotation rate increases further, but it\u2019s too early to say if this is likely to h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en,\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cl iw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/news\/2021\/01\/04\/earth-spinning-faster-now-time-past-half-century\/\">Peter Whibberley<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>of the National Physical Laboratory said.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"961d\" class=\"ix iy do cf iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk jl jm jn jo jp jq jr js jt ju el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_anyone_have_the_time\"><\/span>Does anyone have the time?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"hw hx hy hz ia ib jw jx gd jy jz ka kb kc ba kd ke kf kg kh ki paragraph-image\">\n<div class=\"cy cz jv\">\n<div class=\"il s er im\">\n<div class=\"kj io s\">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vm vn t u v ii aj c lazy\" sizes=\"auto, 480px\" alt=\"Image for post\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/960\/1*zFR06mnd1lOcMDKyF3sn_A.jpeg\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/552\/1*zFR06mnd1lOcMDKyF3sn_A.jpeg 276w, https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/960\/1*zFR06mnd1lOcMDKyF3sn_A.jpeg 480w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/syndication\/2021\/01\/13\/thank-god-2021-is-shorter-than-2020-by-1-second-heres-why\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fsyndication%2F2021%2F01%2F13%2Fthank-god-2021-is-shorter-than-2020-by-1-second-heres-why%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: The FOCS-1 atomic clock in Switzerland, seen here, is one of the most accurate timekeeping devices in the world, accurate to one second every 30 million years. Public domain image.\" data-title=\"Share The FOCS-1 atomic clock in Switzerland, seen here, is one of the most accurate timekeeping devices in the world, accurate to one second every 30 million years. Public domain image. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share The FOCS-1 atomic clock in Switzerland, seen here, is one of the most accurate timekeeping devices in the world, accurate to one second every 30 million years. Public domain image. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>The FOCS-1 atomic clock in Switzerland, seen here, is one of the most accurate timekeeping devices in the world, accurate to one second every 30 million years. Public domain image.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"44ff\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Atomic clocks make it possible to measure the length of a day with unprecedented accuracy. Since their development in the 1960\u2019s, researchers have understood that the rotational rate of the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cl iw\" href=\"https:\/\/thecosmiccompanion.net\/earths-water-asteroids\/\">Earth<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>changes over time. Due to these variations, leap seconds have been added 28 times over the last 48 years.<\/p>\n<p id=\"be43\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">However, or the first time ever, scientists are now talking about the possible need for a negative leap second \u2014 officially removing a second this year, making up for the increased rotational speed of Earth.<\/p>\n<p id=\"bf4f\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">So why is the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cl iw\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/did-a-massive-asteroid-bring-an-end-to-snowball-earth-63f8bd526ec?source=friends_link&amp;sk=67c5d49d3184bddc60aa02d445027d9d\">Earth<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>is spinning faster than normal?<\/p>\n<p id=\"024f\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Official measurements of time derive from comparing the time from a network of 400 hundred atomic clocks, to the position of stars in the sky. (Interestingly, stars produce a different measurement of the length of a day, known as sidereal time. But, astronomers convert as needed).<\/p>\n<p id=\"e255\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Atomic clocks reveal that the time it takes for<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cl iw\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/is-earth-ready-for-the-next-asteroid-strike-8ac8701dec88?source=friends_link&amp;sk=1725dfb7b8170d1f4e94d7f2c9ff97ca\">Earth<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>to rotate through a complete day changes regularly, driven by atmospheric and oceanic currents, movements in the molten core of our planet, and even changes in atmospheric pressure.<\/p>\n<p id=\"33f6\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Due to these effects, Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) \u2014 the standard by which all clocks are set \u2014 needs to occasionally be updated. In 2016, an extra leap second was added to the UTC time to make up for this difference. Since 1972, leap seconds have been added 28 times, usually at the end of June or December.<\/p>\n<p id=\"84b9\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201cBefore UTC was introduced as the world time standard in 1972, GMT was a solar time standard that also acted as a reference point to determine local times worldwide. Today, GMT is a common time zone deriving its local time from UTC,\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cl iw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/time\/universal-time.html\">Konstantin Bikos<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>explains for TimeandDate.com.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"3f0a\" class=\"ix iy do cf iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk jl jm jn jo jp jq jr js jt ju el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Strangely_2020_didnt_seem_to_go_by_quickly_at_all%E2%80%A6\"><\/span>Strangely, 2020 didn\u2019t seem to go by quickly at all\u2026<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"hw hx hy hz ia ib jw jx gd jy jz ka kb kc ba kd ke kf kg kh ki paragraph-image\">\n<div class=\"cy cz kk\">\n<div class=\"il s er im\">\n<div class=\"kl io s\">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vm vn t u v ii aj c lazy\" sizes=\"auto, 475px\" alt=\"Image for post\" width=\"475\" height=\"356\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/950\/1*q3JeJvQKoRfTCnLQaHUL7Q.jpeg\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/552\/1*q3JeJvQKoRfTCnLQaHUL7Q.jpeg 276w, https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/950\/1*q3JeJvQKoRfTCnLQaHUL7Q.jpeg 475w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/syndication\/2021\/01\/13\/thank-god-2021-is-shorter-than-2020-by-1-second-heres-why\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fsyndication%2F2021%2F01%2F13%2Fthank-god-2021-is-shorter-than-2020-by-1-second-heres-why%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Crystals of Cesium-133, trapped in argon gas. Image credit: Dennis S.K.\" data-title=\"Share Crystals of Cesium-133, trapped in argon gas. Image credit: Dennis S.K. on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Crystals of Cesium-133, trapped in argon gas. Image credit: Dennis S.K. on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Crystals of Cesium-133, trapped in argon gas. Image credit: Dennis S.K.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"458f\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">However (believe it or not), 2020 was actually the shortest year on record. Each day was roughly 1\/20th of a millisecond shorter than normal. That difference, accumulated over the course of<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cl iw\" href=\"https:\/\/thecosmiccompanion.net\/astronomy-and-space-in-2021-the-top-10-stories\/\">2021<\/a>, would result in clocks drifting roughly 1\/50 of a second off of the rotational period of Earth.<\/p>\n<p id=\"7ede\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201c\u2026[A]n average day in 2021 will be 0.05 ms shorter than 86,400 seconds. Over the course of the entire year, atomic clocks will have accumulated a lag of about 19 ms\u2026 In fact, the year 2021 is predicted to be the shortest in decades. The last time that an average day was less than 86,400 seconds across a full year was in 1937,\u201d Graham Jones and Konstantin Bikos report for<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cl iw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/time\/earth-faster-rotation.html\">TimeandDate.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><em>[Read:\u00a0<span class=\"c-message_attachment__title\"><span dir=\"auto\">Meet the 4 scale-ups using data to save the planet<\/span>]<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"b61d\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">And, if the<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cl iw\" href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/the-cosmic-companion\/episodes\/Using-Hubble-to-Look-at-Earth---Allison-Youngblood-UC-Boulder---Astronomy-News-w-The-Cosmic-Companion-081820-eild0e\">Earth<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>is spinning faster than previous years, even this seemingly small error can play havoc with electronic systems, including GPS, critical to cars, airplanes, and satellites.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"hw hx hy hz ia ib\">\n<div class=\"il s er\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NOVA | The Amazing Atomic Clock\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dS3MkLamhI8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"is it da cy cz iu iv cf b fd ch gg\">Why do we need atomic clocks? In the video above, a discussion on what makes these instruments so critical. (Video credit: Nova PBS)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"121a\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Normally, it takes<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cl iw\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/were-the-oceans-of-earth-born-with-the-moon-60bc6ced41e?source=friends_link&amp;sk=7ecf28819bcc5a5586bba9fb866bb015\">Earth<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>86,400 seconds to complete one rotation around its axis \u2014 referred to as a mean solar day. (There are other ways of measuring a day, but the principle of time drifting remains the same).<\/p>\n<p id=\"c510\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">July 5, 2020 ended 1.0516 milliseconds faster than the standard day. Two weeks later, July 14 was the shortest day of the day, lasting 1.4602 milliseconds less than normal.<\/p>\n<p id=\"bc98\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201cBefore this year began, the shortest day since 1973 was July 5, 2005, when the Earth\u2019s rotation took 1.0516 milliseconds less than 86,400 seconds,\u201d explains<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cl iw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/earth-spinning-faster-171357980.html\">Graham Jones<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>of TimeandDate.com.<\/p>\n<p id=\"e02e\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Incidentally, the longest day of 2020 was April 8, which lasted 1.61 milliseconds longer than a standard day.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"4f74\" class=\"ix iy do cf iz ja jb jc jd je jf jg jh ji jj jk jl jm jn jo jp jq jr js jt ju el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"When_do_we_go_from_here\"><\/span>When do we go from here?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"kn ko kp\">\n<p id=\"ecb1\" class=\"gv gw hu gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201cTracked you down with this. This is my timey-wimey detector. It goes ding when there\u2019s stuff. Also, it can boil an egg at 30 paces, whether you want it to or not, actually, so I\u2019ve learned to stay away from hens. It\u2019s not pretty when they blow.\u201d \u2014 Doctor Who<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<figure class=\"hw hx hy hz ia ib cy cz paragraph-image\">\n<div class=\"cy cz kq\">\n<div class=\"il s er im\">\n<div class=\"kr io s\">\n<figure class=\"post-image post-mediaBleed aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vm vn t u v ii aj c lazy\" sizes=\"auto, 620px\" alt=\"Image for post\" width=\"620\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/1240\/1*Zq1n5Dq1Jta_ms_nkDNVuw.jpeg\" data-lazy=\"true\" srcset=\"https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/552\/1*Zq1n5Dq1Jta_ms_nkDNVuw.jpeg 276w, https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/1104\/1*Zq1n5Dq1Jta_ms_nkDNVuw.jpeg 552w, https:\/\/miro.medium.com\/max\/1240\/1*Zq1n5Dq1Jta_ms_nkDNVuw.jpeg 620w\"\/><figcaption><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/thenextweb.com\/syndication\/2021\/01\/13\/thank-god-2021-is-shorter-than-2020-by-1-second-heres-why\/#\" data-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fthenextweb.com%2Fsyndication%2F2021%2F01%2F13%2Fthank-god-2021-is-shorter-than-2020-by-1-second-heres-why%2F&amp;via=thenextweb&amp;related=thenextweb&amp;text=Check out this picture on: Louis Essen and J. V. L. Parry stand next to the world\u2019s first Cesium-133 atomic clock. Image credit: UK National Physical Laboratory\" data-title=\"Share Louis Essen and J. V. L. Parry stand next to the world\u2019s first Cesium-133 atomic clock. Image credit: UK National Physical Laboratory on Twitter\" data-width=\"685\" data-height=\"500\" class=\"post-image-share popitup\" title=\"Share Louis Essen and J. V. L. Parry stand next to the world\u2019s first Cesium-133 atomic clock. Image credit: UK National Physical Laboratory on Twitter\"><i class=\"icon icon--inline icon--twitter--dark\"\/><\/a>Louis Essen and J. V. L. Parry stand next to the world\u2019s first Cesium-133 atomic clock. Image credit: UK National Physical Laboratory<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"e9a9\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Atomic clocks measure the length of a second based on the time it takes for atoms of cesium-133 to oscillate between a pair of energy levels (which happens 9,192,631,770 times a second when<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cl iw\" href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/the-cosmic-companion\/can-dark-matter-be-found-here-on-earth-91416ee1fef7?source=friends_link&amp;sk=b00f85afd98135d0c3dfe2a79bf50f27\">atoms<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>are held at a temperature of absolute zero).<\/p>\n<p id=\"216d\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">\u201cAtomic clocks are designed to detect this frequency, most of them today using atomic fountains; a cloud of atoms that is tossed upwards by lasers in the Earth\u2019s gravitational field. If one could see an atomic fountain, it would resemble a water fountain,\u201d<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cl iw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.timeanddate.com\/time\/international-atomic-time.html\">Bikos and Anne Buckle explain<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p id=\"a25f\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Next-generation clocks could use light to measure atomic fluctuations, making timekeeping 50,000 times more accurate than today\u2019s most advanced instruments.<\/p>\n<p id=\"e5a9\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">Options to correct for the recent hasty rotation of our home world currently being considered by The International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) in Paris, France includes subtracting a second from 2021, or possibly putting aside leap seconds altogether until the time difference adds up to an hour.<\/p>\n<p id=\"f005\" class=\"gv gw do gx b gy gz ha hb hc hd he hf hg hh hi hj hk hl hm hn ho hp hq hr hs dg el\" data-selectable-paragraph=\"\">In that case,<span>\u00a0<\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"cl iw\" href=\"https:\/\/thecosmiccompanion.net\/astronomy-news-with-the-cosmic-companion\/\">astronomers<\/a><span>\u00a0<\/span>would need to constantly adjust their observations to correct for an increasingly inaccurate standard time. 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