When Adrienne Cahalan first sailed the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race back in 1984, navigation meant paper charts, dividers and a constant watch on the sky. “There was no GPS,” Cahalan recalls of the ...

A sextant is the antique version of a GPS. And in his basement workshop, Ridge White is one of the few people in the world still servicing and repairing the instruments. “Sarah,” a replica of an ...

On November 18, 2022, at around 0700hrs, Tapio Lehtinen woke to a loud crash from the back of his beloved ASTERIA. He was 450 miles off the coast of South Africa racing in the solo 2022-23 Golden ...

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The demolition of a landmark Cork city pub to make way for what will be one of the country’s tallest residential buildings has prompted calls for a new debate about protecting the city’s heritage.

Abstract: The Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT) is a NASA funded technology-demonstration. SEXTANT will, for the first time, demonstrate real-time, on-board X-ray ...

If you're armed with a solid data connection and a recently-charged phone battery, it can be quite difficult to get lost these days. Whether you're looking for your hotel, a local restaurant, or a ...

Abstract: The Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT) is a technology demonstration enhancement to the Neutron-star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission. NICER ...

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A study of university students and recent graduates has revealed that writing on physical paper can lead to more brain activity when remembering the information an hour later. Researchers say that the ...