As the world prepares for a new space race, the Biden Administration is calling on NASA to create a moon-based time standard. That's because time ticks by faster on the moon relative to Earth. The ...

What time is it on the moon? That's not a casual question to help make sure astronauts make their dinner reservations. As space flight ramps up again from the U.S., China, Russia, and various private ...

The idea of living on the moon poses quite a few challenges. Some of those challenges seem fairly obvious: we need to acquire oxygen to breathe, we need to bring or grow food from Earth, and we need ...

The White House has tasked NASA with creating a new time zone for the moon by the end of 2026, as part of the United States' broader goal to establish international norms in space. The direction to ...

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In early January the sun does not rise in Kashgar, in China’s far west, until after 10am. Across the border, in eastern Afghanistan, it rises before 7am. That difference is the greatest jump in time ...