To do that, I’ll use what’s called latitude and longitude.Lines of latitude run around the Earth like imaginary hoops and have numbers to show how many degrees north or south they are from the ...

Pull up the geographic center of California on Google Maps and you'll be led to a unique destination in the state.

Despite centuries of efforts to map our planet precisely, our view of the world will always be political and imperfect.

there is a net gain of solar energy in the tropical latitudes and a net loss towards the poles tropical latitudes receive more of the Sun's energy than polar regions You can see in the graph below ...

A soldier checks out an antenna on a Stryker vehicle outfitted with the Gen 1 Mounted Assured PNT System. (John Higgins/PEO IEW&S Public Affairs) The U.S. Army approved the full-rate production of ...

On March 2, Firefly Aerospace’s Blue Ghost made history, becoming the first commercial lunar lander to successfully touchdown on the moon’s surface. The groundbreaking lander is wasting no ...

Many years ago, before we had kids, my husband and I did a road trip across the American southwest. There were some impediments to this journey – chiefly the fact that, despite growing up in ...

As a Ryanair flight from London approached Vilnius, Lithuania, on 17 January, its descent was suddenly aborted. Just minutes from touching down, the aircraft's essential Global Positioning System ...

Nanoscience and technology is the branch of science that studies systems and manipulates matter on atomic, molecular and supramolecular scales (the nanometre scale). On such a length scale ...

Navigation apps have become necessary for those on the move, offering precise maps and real-time traffic updates for efficient travel. These apps, powered by GPS technology, share standard ...