Scientists are exploring a new type of optical atomic clock based on ytterbium-173 ions that could help define the future standard for measuring time.

A sudden atomic clock failure on March 13, 2026, disabled a key NavIC satellite within minutes, prompting concerns over India ...

IRSO's NavIC system faces challenges as the last atomic clock fails, reducing operational satellites for navigation services.

The UK spent £180 million to master time and ensure AI, 5G, and driverless cars never miss a beat ...

Familiar risks to human existence such as nuclear weapons and climate change were cited by the scientists, along with new ...

To find out how clock accuracy is verified and which reference is used for comparison, we visited the Belarusian State Institute of Metrology (BelGIM), where most of the national standards are kept.

As if timekeeping in the U.S. wasn’t already pretty accurate, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) just declared a new atomic clock, the NIST-F2, to ...

Launched aboard the PSLV–C32, ISRO’s workhorse, and successfully placed into geosynchronous orbit on March 10, 2016, it was ...

Atomic clocks are the heart of any satellite navigation system, providing the ultra-precise timing required to determine ...