NASA has been preparing the next space missions for deep space for some years now. Thus, the US space agency is developing a "GPS" space to locate in the intergalactic vacuum.
NASA is developing a guidance and location system, a kind of space GPS that relies on the electromagnetic radiation of pulsars to provide guidance to future travelers.
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It's hard not to get lost in the immensity of our galaxy, as our units of measurement are insignificant. To prevent probes or vessels from getting lost, NASA is considering a solution that uses fixed points that we know today. There is no question of sending probes to serve as beacons or space beacons, nature already gives us a set of elements to develop a fairly accurate spatial location system.
NASA is focusing on landmarks such as pulsars, neutron stars that turn on their own very fast and emit very regular pulsations. The accuracy of these rotations worthy of an atomic clock, and each pulsar has its own signature, which allows to identify them accurately. It is these pulsars, present everywhere in the universe can thus form markers for travelers.
The US space agency has therefore developed a tracking system based on the electromagnetic radiation of these pulsars. By detecting these X-rays of several pulsars within the ISS, NASA has been able to measure their position with extreme precision. This developing technology could serve as a basis for future missions to Mars or beyond our solar system.
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