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The ultimate positioning system

Unread post Mon Apr 02, 2012 10:48 pm
stingingnettle Senior Moderator

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So what happens to stars when they die? Well, some of them end up turning into pulsars - a kind of incredibly precise comic beacons with an accuracy that rivals that of atomic clocks. The following report suggests that these cosmic lighthouses can be used as precise locating signals for inter-galactic positioning system.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17557581
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