Weโre keeping time in space โฑ๏ธ
For the first time, a fully European active hydrogen maser โ one of the most precise clocks on Earth โ is running at our deep-space ground station in New Norcia, Australia.
Why it matters? These ultra-stable clocks are the heartbeat of deep-space missions, navigation, and even fundamental physics experiments.
And now, Europe has its own!
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@europeanspaceagency
๐๏ธ Safran Timing Technologies; ESA; ESA/DiGOS Potsdam GmbH;
@gettyimages;
@hubbleesa; ESA/BepiColombo/MTM
๐ธ ESA