According to NASA, a measurement off by even one thousandth of a second will result in a distance error of about 297
To circumvent this limitation, researchers have proposeda timing engine that would use the solar system's center of mass as a source of coordinates to determine location in space rather than on Earth.
Researchers also say that the beginning of timecan be counted by pulsars, which emit signals at regular intervals and are considered even more accurate than atomic clocks: when their signal reaches this center of mass.
On the contrary, "the reference time point used by the Gregorian calendar, which is commonly used now, is simply related to religion," the study authors say.
Recall, the Parkes Pulsar Timing time matrixThe Array (PPTA) was formed in 2004 with the goal of combining data from 19 pulsars to create an extremely accurate time scale that can be used to detect gravitational waves.
Today, scientists use atomic clocks for space calculations. For example, NASA's deep space clock is expected to be only one second behind every 10 million years.
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