News articles tagged with 'navigation' (Page 3)
New project to develop GPS-like system for moon
— 22 Jul 2008 16:42 | TechnologyThe same Ohio State University researcher who is helping rovers navigate on Mars is leading a new effort to help humans navigate on the moon. When NASA returns to the moon - the space…
Scientists explain how birds navigate
— 1 May 2008 17:03 | BiologyIt has long been known that birds and many other animals including turtles, salamanders and lobsters, use the Earth's magnetic field to navigate, but the nature of their global positioning…
Vehicle communications system in your pocket
— 12 Apr 2008 19:03 | TechnologyThe device that will manage the telematics communications of next-generation vehicles may already be in our pockets. Multiple application 'nomadic' devices like the mobile phone are…
European Space Agency confirms SSTL's GIOVE-A 'full mission success'
— 9 Apr 2008 08:25 | AstronomyGIOVE-A, the first satellite in the Europe-led Galileo satellite navigation system celebrates 27 months in orbit this month, marking the completion of its nominal mission lifetime…
Migrating birds detect latitude and longitude, but how remains a mystery
— 1 Feb 2008 20:12 | BiologyEurasian reed warblers captured during their spring migrations and released after being flown 1,000 kilometres to the east can correct their travel routes and head for their original…
Two years in space for Galileo satellite
— 19 Dec 2007 15:30 | AstronomyOn 28 December, it will be two years since GIOVE-A - the first Galileo satellite - was launched by a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur, in Kazakhstan. This satellite demonstrates the progress…
Images of Earth and Moon captured by Rosetta
— 14 Nov 2007 16:05 | AstronomyImages taken right after Rosetta's second Earth swing-by last night are now available. The comet chaser's navigation camera (NAVCAM) took pictures of regions in the Antarctic and snapshots…