"NASA Developing New Time Reference System for the Moon Due to Faster-Running Seconds; White House Calls for Preliminary Plan by Year-End"

NASA wants to come up with a new clock for the moon, where seconds tick away faster

The moon rises behind the Home Place clock tower in Prattville, Ala., Saturday, June 22, 2013. NASA wants to come up with an out-of-this-world way to keep track of time, putting the moon on its own souped-up clock. The White House on Tuesday, April 2, 2204, told NASA to work with other agencies abroad to come up with a new moon-centric time reference system. Credit: AP Photo/Dave Martin, File NASA wants to come up with an out-of-this-world way to keep track of time, putting the moon on its own s...