The leap second will be retired in favor of a leap hour starting in 2027.

｢ Today an international group of scientists, diplomats and timekeepers voted to end the leap second, which has been keeping Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) aligned with the time according to Earth’s rotation (UT1) within one second of difference. The length of a day according to UTC is close to that of UT1 but not exactly the same because our planet’s rotation is irregular. We add a leap second every few years to keep them from drifting too far apart ｣ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/scientists-vote-to-end-leap-seconds-redefining-how-the-world-keeps-time/ #leapsecond

⏰ NEWS: Delegates from 69 countries at the International Bureau of Weights and Measures voted to retire the leap second in favor of a leap hour starting in 2027. Atomic #clocks kept precise time while #Earth’s uneven rotation drifted, and the 2012 leap second froze servers and delayed flights, so the change reduces risk to #computer systems. 👉 https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/15/times-up-for-the-leap-second-as-scientists-swap-it-for-the-leap-hour #time #atomicclock #leapsecond #earth #physics #tech #technology #satellites #standards #science #education