An atomic clock that could revolutionize space travel just passed its first test
The Deep Space Atomic Clock could help spacecraft reach distant destinations on their own
![illustration of a spacecraft carrying NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock orbiting above Earth](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/062921_mt_atomic-clock_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
The most precise clock ever flown in space, NASA’s Deep Space Atomic Clock, could improve spacecraft navigation throughout the solar system. This illustration shows the spacecraft carrying the clock.
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