What Is Leap Second

About leap Second  A leap second is a one-second adjustment that is occasionally applied to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in order to keep its time of day close to the mean solar time. Without such a correction, time reckoned by Earth's rotation drifts...

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If you took a compass into space, which direction would the needle point..??

Compasses work using magnetic fields. Here on Earth, a compass would point towards magnetic north. A compass will align its self with the strongest magnetic field in the region. This is why if you get a magnet and hold it close to a compass, it will change the direction...

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