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For the First Time Ever, the World's Most Precise Nuclear Clock Is Here!

Photo: Ondrej Polak / Unsplash
Scientists have built a mind-boggling new clock that keeps time using the tiny heart of an atom [the basic building block of everything in the universe]! This super-device is so incredibly accurate that it will not lose a single second even after billions of years. Imagine what secrets of the universe we will unlock now that we can measure time down to the tiniest tick!
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Science News for Students
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