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Leap seconds have helped keep clocks synchronized with Earth’s rotation, but their time may be over -- here’s why

You're probably used to the month of February having an extra day every four years, during the leap year. Timekeepers added that extra leap day because Earth completes one orbit around the Sun in ...

Leap seconds have helped keep clocks synchronized with Earth’s rotation, but their time is now over – here’s why

You’re probably used to the month of February having an extra day every four years, during the leap year. Timekeepers added that extra leap day because Earth completes one orbit around the Sun in ...