As sailors in the 17th century learned the hard way, having an accurate clock for navigation is pointless if it is too delicate to carry aboard ship. The same goes for the super accurate optical ...
There is some concern that if there are delays in launching replacement GPS satellites that there could a degradation in the availability and accuracy of GPS (global positioning). There are currently ...
From freeze-dried strawberries to memory foam and scratch-resistant glasses, space exploration is the force behind a myriad of life-changing innovations. Now it’s time for a terrestrial innovation to ...
University of Western Australia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. The GPS network might just be Earth’s greatest piece of infrastructure. It’s effectively a collection of ...
Over the years, there have been several memory and display technologies that served a particular niche for a while, only to be replaced and forgotten when a more suitable technology came along. One of ...
Building a universal clock generator would provide extremely accurate timing for GPS satellites and GPS Ground Segment in order for GPS users to be aware of their Earth position. The types of clock ...
No audio available for this content. Personnel with the U.S. Naval Observatory-Detachment Colorado and 2nd Space Operations Squadron move the rubidium fountain clock into its new home Tuesday at ...
No audio available for this content. While in orbit, the Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC) mission will use the navigation signals from GPS coupled with precise knowledge of GPS satellite orbits and ...
GPS accuracy relies on Einstein's relativity theories to correct satellite timing errors that would otherwise cause 6+ mile ...
The Talking Clock service is disappearing, and it’s quite possible that few of you will be aware of its passing. One of the staples of twentieth-century technology, the Talking Clock service was the ...