NASA and its international partners have big plans when it comes to the Moon—plans that will require the careful synching of Earth-based clocks with those on the Moon. The White House wants NASA to ...

WASHINGTON, April 2 (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday directed NASA to establish a unified standard of time for the moon and other celestial bodies, as the United States aims to set international ...

The moon could soon get its own time zone. The White House is directing NASA to work with other government agencies to develop a lunar-based time system called Coordinated Lunar Time, abbreviated as ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. What time is it on the moon? Well, right now, that’s somewhat a ...

It’s going to start getting crowded on the moon, and we’ll soon need a precise lunar timekeeping system, a shared clock, to coordinate missions and prevent disasters. Time moves a bit faster on the ...

As the world prepares for a new space race, the Biden Administration is calling on NASA to create a moon-based time standard. That's because time ticks by faster on the moon relative to Earth. The ...

Ever wonder what time it is on the moon? Soon there will be an answer to that question. The White House on Tuesday directed NASA to establish a first-ever unified standard of time for the moon and ...

Time zones are important. They make it easy to know that when it's 3 p.m. in New York, it's noon in Los Angeles. But what time is it on the moon? Back in April, the Biden-Harris administration asked ...

Universal Time (UT), adopted in 1928 by the International Astronomical Union, is the time standard used in astronomical almanacs, referencing the 0° longitude meridian (Greenwich). For high precision, ...

NASA plans to establish a Coordinated Lunar Time (LTC) in order to support future moon and space exploration, the agency announced earlier this month. The announcement follows a White House policy ...