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GPS Is Vulnerable to Attack. Magnetic Navigation Can Help
Far above your head, constellations of satellites are working constantly to provide the positioning, navigation, and timing systems that quietly run modern life. Known as the global navigation...
World’s first wooden satellite launched to space | Tech Reader
Japan has just launched the first-ever wooden satellite to space.
The LignoSat cubesat was sent skyward by a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida...
Ukraine Could Never Afford to Bet on Starlink
The recent row over SpaceX’s Starlink and its role in helping Ukraine defend itself from a rapacious Russian invasion seems to grow only more urgent, especially as the...
Hurricane Ian Destroyed Their Homes. Algorithms Sent Them Money
When Hurricane Ian churned over Florida in late September, it left a trail of destruction from high winds and flooding. But a week after the storm passed, some...
Spotting Objects From Space Is Easy. This Challenge Is Harder
This spring, when the teams submitted their results to IARPA, evaluator teams graded how well each one did. In June, the teams learned who was moving on to...
