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The White House wants US space agency Nasa to develop a new time zone for the Moon. It would be known as Coordinated Lunar Time (CLT).
The moon has a different gravitational field strength which means time moves quicker there relative to Earth - by 58.7 microseconds every day.
This might not seem like much, but it can have a significant impact when trying to synchronise spacecraft.
The US government hopes the new time will help keep national and private efforts to reach the moon co-ordinated.
Read more on the BBC News website: https://bbc.in/43HNx9w
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The moon has a different gravitational field strength which means time moves quicker there relative to Earth - by 58.7 microseconds every day.
This might not seem like much, but it can have a significant impact when trying to synchronise spacecraft.
The US government hopes the new time will help keep national and private efforts to reach the moon co-ordinated.
Read more on the BBC News website: https://bbc.in/43HNx9w
Subscribe here: http://bit.ly/1rbfUog
For more news, analysis and features visit: www.bbc.com/news
#WhiteHouse #Space #BBCNews
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