(WHTM) It all started with Sputnik. When Russia launched the first Sputnik satellite in 1957, scientists tracking its orbit noticed something interesting. As Sputnik orbited the Earth the ...

The startup plans to launch a satellite constellation in low Earth orbit that would act as a commercial GPS alternative. Called Pulsar, the network could potentially cost less to operate while ...

Since the emergence of satellite GPS technology, which offers data tracking along with cloud computing services, fleet tracking has really never been simpler—everything you need can now be found ...

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a network of satellites and other devices that are pivotal for aviation safety. But its signals are "vulnerable to blocking or distortion, creating problems ...

Since GPS satellites depend on signals penetrating the ionosphere, the geomagnetic disturbance scientists are expecting could affect that critical technology used by planes, ocean-going vessels ...

While GPS is satellite-based, the new system is quantum-based - a term used to describe tech that is reliant on the properties of matter at very small scales. Science minister Andrew Griffith said ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Ships that appear to be sailing through landlocked airports. Dating apps that match Israelis with Lebanese ...

BeiDou, along with GPS, Russia’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GLONASS), and the European Union’s Galileo, is one of the four core global satellite navigation providers, the SCMP report ...

This upgrade is in response to multiple solar flares combining forces, heralding the potential for breathtaking auroras while also posing disruptions to GPS, satellite communications, and high ...

Navigation has come a long way since paper maps ruled the roost. Our cars have long sported global positioning systems (GPS) integrated into onboard computers that give directions in real-time ...

Russia is causing disruption to satellite navigation systems affecting ... increase in disruption to the Global Positioning System (GPS). This has left aircraft unable to receive GPS signals.

In 1989 the first GPS satellite was launched – and the first GPS receivers became available. By 1999 GPS cell phones arrived on the market. But GPS signals came in two flavors – civilian and ...