Lunar Time
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Scientists say the moon needs its own lunar time zone. That’s why
(ORDO NEWS) — On July 21, 1969, Neil Armstrong took his first life-changing step on the moon. The exact moment occurred just as our planet’s standard universal time reached 2:56 am. But how long was it for Neil? There is currently no answer to this question, but with plans to populate the moon, this may need to change. At a recent meeting in the Netherlands, members of space organizations from…
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Scientists propose introducing a lunar time zone
(ORDO NEWS) — With many lunar missions planned in the future, the European Space Agency (ESA) is about to give the moon its own time zone. The agency said this week that space organizations around the world are considering how best to track time on the moon. The idea came about during a meeting in the Netherlands late last year, where participants agreed on the urgent need to establish a…