A new atomic clock that will help spacecraft navigate autonomously through the final frontier will get its first off-Earth trial soon. - NBCNewsMACH
A new atomic clock that will help spacecraft navigate autonomously through the final frontier will get its first off-Earth trial soon.Falcon Heavy rocket
Atomic clocks keep time by measuring the natural vibrations of atoms. Such oscillation is the backbone of modern timekeeping; after all, 1 second isRELATED:Many spacecraft come equipped with atomic clocks. For example, the instruments travel aboard the satellites that allow us to pinpoint our locations via GPS.
In ground tests, the clock showed impressive precision,"losing" time at a rate of just 1 second per 9 million years. That's about 50 times better than the atomic clocks aboard GPS satellites, NASA officials said.
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