New atomic clocks give scientists a better view of how gravity distorts space-time on Earth
Friday, November 30, 2018 - 05:30
in Astronomy & Space
Scientists have invented a new clock that keeps time more precisely than any that have come before. The clock is so accurate that it won’t gain or lose more than one second in 14 billion years — roughly the age of the cosmos. Its ticking rate is so stable that it varies by only 0.000000000000000032%...