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How, and whether, to keep atomic time in sync with Earth’s rotation is still up for debate.
The practice of adding ‘leap seconds’ to official clocks to keep them in sync with Earth’s rotation will be put on hold from 2035, the world’s foremost metrology body has decided.
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Nature 612, 18 (2022)
doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-03783-5
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