One of the more interesting facets of GPS is that, at least from the receiver’s point-of-view, it’s a fairly passive system. All of the information beamed down from the satellites is out in the ether, ...

A self-described "little farm girl" in the Jim Crow Era, Gladys West's complex and pioneering work for the U.S. Navy helped ...

West's work on modeling the Earth's shape assisted with the development of GPS, today used by an estimated 4 billion people.

No audio available for this content. Many of us have had to call for emergency services, whether as a bystander, for a loved one, or ourselves. In that moment, you are focused on being able to ...

GPS is more than just a way for us to get from point A to point B. Our smartphones, vehicles, drones, cameras, wearable devices, and countless ...

Around 12,500 miles above our heads, the satellites that make up the Global Positioning System (GPS) quietly keep the world running. A blackout would result in almost instantaneous chaos. “You would ...

SpaceX launched an advanced, jam-resistant GPS satellite for the U.S. Space Force from Florida on Tuesday night (Jan. 27).

Want to access region-locked services? Need an IP address in a specific country? We explain how to fake your GPS location to access websites and services that are usually blocked. While a Virtual ...