NASA Just Proved It Can Navigate Space Using Pulsars. Where to Now?

last week, Gendreau and a team of NASA researchers announced that they had finally proven that pulsars can function like a cosmic positioning system. pulsar-measuring instrument the size of a washing machine, currently aboard the International Space Station) spent a weekend observing the electromagnetic emissions of five pulsars. With the help of an enhancement known as the Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (aka Sextant)

Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer(Nicer) was able to determine the station's position in Earth's orbit to within roughly three miles—while it was traveling in excess of 17,000 miles per hour.Pulsar navigation can tell you where you're at inside your office building, while DPS can tell you that your boss is standing right behind you.

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