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Scientists have decided to abolish the practice of adding leap seconds to the universal clock. Additionally, NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured an image of the edge-on spiral galaxy NGC 1827.
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NASA
This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image features the edge-on, intermediate spiral galaxy NGC 1827, located roughly 37 million light-years away in the constellation Columba, the Dove.
2026-10-16 12:42 UTC
New Scientist
Since 1972, officials have added 27 leap seconds to the universal clock, but in a meeting this week in France they have decided to abandon the practice
2026-10-16 13:59 UTC