Setting Moon Time: The Global Race to Standardize Lunar Clocks

World powers are pushing to establish a lunar reference time via the BIPM to account for the Moon’s slightly faster time from gravity, a move driven by upcoming lunar missions and the need for precise navigation and communications; a plan to have Moon clocks report to the BIPM could mirror Earth’s UTC, potentially paving the way for standardised time on other celestial bodies like Mars, with a vote on the proposal due in October.