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Lost In Space? Just Use Relativity
One of the hardest things for many people to conceptualize when talking about how fast something is going is that…
Traveling the Solar System with Pulsar Navigation
A team of researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have found a way for travelers through the Solar System…
Starlink can be Used as a Navigation System too
Starlink keeps growing, and so do its capabilities. Lately, even people outside of SpaceX have even been developing capabilities for…
A History of the Magellanic Clouds and How They Got Their Names
The Magellanic Clouds are a pair of dwarf galaxies that are bound to the Milky Way. The Milky Way is…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 414: Navigating Far
In our last episode, we talked about what it'll take to navigate across the Solar System. In this episode we…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 413: Navigating Near
It's hard enough finding your way around planet Earth, but what do you do when you're trying to find your…
Astronomy Cast 319: The Zodiac
Although the Zodiac is best known for astrology nonsense, it has a purpose in astronomy too. The constellations of the…
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Navigating the Cosmos by Quasar
50 million light-years away a quasar resides in the hub of galaxy NGC 4438, an incredibly bright source of light…
Liftoff! Delta IV Launches Next Generation GPS Satellite
A Delta IV rocket launched from Florida today, sending a next-generation Global Positioning System satellite into orbit. The rocket lifted…
Astronomy Cast Ep. 212: GPS Navigation
The in previous podcast, we talked about the old way navigators used to find their way around the planet; by…