Las autoridades del tiempo deciden que los relojes atómicos y los astronómicos vayan cada uno por su lado
A partir del año que viene dejará de ajustarse el segundo bisiesto. El desajuste entre los relojes atómicos y la rotación irregular de la Tierra se solventará cuando la diferencia se acerque a una hora dentro de varios siglos
International time authorities have decided to abandon the practice of inserting an extra second, known as an intercalary second, into atomic clocks. This adjustment was previously made to account for the irregular rotation of the Earth, which causes a discrepancy between time measured by celestial bodies and that measured by atomic clocks, which serve as the official standard.
The International Bureau of Weights and Measures (BIPM) has chosen to let the difference between universal time (UT1, which is astronomical) and coordinated universal time (UTC) grow freely, starting next year. The growing gap between these two times will become a problem for future generations, particularly when it nears an hour.
The BIPM, meeting in Versailles, has decided to advance by eight years the end of these adjustments, which were initially scheduled for 2035, due to the risks they pose to synchronization systems and rapid technological development.
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