Submission Summary: 0 pending, 5 declined, 2 accepted (7 total, 28.57% accepted)

Submission + - Pulsars For Spacecraft Navigation (bbc.co.uk)

Submitted by Jimme Blue on Saturday March 31, 2012 @02:39PM

Jimme Blue writes: The use of pulsars as a GPS analogue holds the promise of fixing a spacecraft's location to within 5 km, anywhere in the galaxy. While not ready for immediate use, it may be ready for use within the Solar System in the next 10-15 years.

Submission + - State Dept. Employee Faces Firing for Posting Wiki (wired.com)

Submitted by Jimme Blue on Friday September 30, 2011 @09:23PM

Jimme Blue writes: Blogging employee of the State Department is under investigation and may be fired for "disclosing classified information". Or as others might call it, posting a link to WikiLeaks.

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