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International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service
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CGPM votes to abolish leap seconds
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Latest: General Conference on Weights and Measures to abolish leap seconds
The General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) has officially approved Resolution 5 to abolish the leap second, a move designed to protect digital infrastructure from synchronization errors. During its 28th meetin
Earth rotation speed and physical implications
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Latest: Earth rotation: Theoretical simulations of catastrophic stopping consequences
Recent observations indicate that Earth’s rotation is accelerating, which creates a discrepancy between astronomical time and the precision of atomic clocks. This acceleration, potentially influenced by liquid core dynam