26 January 2018
NASA launches GOLD to study Earth-space boundary
... can also occur in as little as an hour. As communication signals, like radio waves and signals that make our GPS systems work, also travel through the ionosphere, understanding the dynamics of this region is therefore critical given...
20 June 2018
Trump officially calls for the creation of US “space force”
...to oversee the command of the military's existing satellite systems such as reconnaissance satellites, missile-warning systems, GPS and communications platforms, however, with the US military and intelligence agencies increasingly concerned about the...
11 July 2018
High hopes for Hi-C mission to reveal secrets of the Sun
..., can affect not only just our weather but the solar flares can also disrupt radio, GPS communications and satellites that disseminate mobile phone signals. After impressing NASA with his report on the...
29 August 2018
New national launch record for China
... country ramps up its aerospace activities. The Beidou system is China’s equivalent to Europe’s Galileo constellation and the US GPS precision timing and navigation system and it plans to have 35 active satellites in orbit by 2020 to provide global...
16 September 2020
The Sun enters a new cycle and will reach a peak in 2025
... with the electrical power grid as well as navigation and timing systems like the Global Positioning System (GPS). The satellite is due for launch in 2024, ahead of Solar Cycle 25’s predicted peak in July 2025...
25 November 2020
Solar astronomers "listening" to the Sun can now predict future sunspots
... into our upper atmosphere and cause Auroras. The same charged particles can also impact communications, GPS and electrical grid systems by producing electrical surges that lead to black outs. Presently, the US National Solar...
