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Seen & Heard: April 2019

April 26, 2019

Check out some GPS developments that have recently taken place around the world. (Click to enlarge; Map: iStock.com/nadla) […]

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Illustration of the four MMS spacecraft in orbit in Earth's magnetic field. (Image: NASA).

Record-breaking satellite advances NASA’s exploration of high-altitude GPS

April 8, 2019

GPS signals extend farther than expected, meaning future space missions can reliably use GPS at extreme altitudes. By […]

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Land ho! Uncharted island ahead

March 29, 2019

A new island near Tonga has officially been surveyed, courtesy of Goddard NASA scientist Dan Slayback. Most new […]

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Registration open for 35th Space Symposium

November 27, 2018

Registration has opened for the 35th Space Symposium, sponsored by the Space Foundation and taking place April 8-11 […]

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NASA program for UAVs in cities turns to NextNav

November 13, 2018

NextNav’s Metropolitan Beacon System (MBS) service has been accepted for use by NASA. NASA will use NextNav’s MBS network […]

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How we might navigate on Mars

October 9, 2018

Researchers from NASA’s Frontier Development Lab (FDL) and Intel are proposing a way to navigate on a new […]

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PNT Board to discuss spectrum issues in public teleconference

July 30, 2018

The National Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Advisory Board (PNT Board) will take part in a public teleconference […]

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The 1893 Orlando Ferguson map imagines Antarctica as a wall of ice around the world. (Image: Library of Congress/2011594831)

Using GPS to disprove flat Earth theories

July 9, 2018

Thoughts on the Spherically Challenged Did you know Australia doesn’t exist? (Sorry, Aussies.) The entire continent is part […]

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