German scientists are developing a technique that allows for very precise positioning anywhere in space by picking up X-ray signals from pulsars.
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Low-Orbit Servers? Or A Pirate Prank?
“We’re going to experiment with sending out some small drones that will float some kilometers up in the air,” wrote “MrSpock” on the Pirate Bay blog. “This way our machines will have to be shot down with aeroplanes in order to shut down the system. We’re just starting, so we haven’t figured everything out yet. But we can’t limit ourselves to hosting things just on land anymore.”
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This is the only true implementation of cloud computing — the servers are literally in the clouds. Exchanging torrents or magnet links is a relatively low bandwidth operation. There really could be something to this scheme but I would think doing it with satellites would be better. Transmitters and servers can use a lot of power.
The Pirate Bay said it was experimenting with using GPS to control servers using Raspberry Pi, a credit-card sized Linux computer.
Raspberry Pi servers aren’t going to be able to handle any kind of web load. They should consider some kind of broadcast system.
Construction firm aims at space elevator in 2050
It may be possible to travel to space in an elevator as early as 2050, a major construction company has announced.
How NASA’s GRAIL Probes Will Map the Moon’s Gravity
NASA’s twin Grail probes are designed to map the moon’s gravity field like no other spacecraft before. The $496 million mission will use the ultra-precise moon gravity maps to help scientists better understand the moon’s composition and structure, as well as how the moon evolved during its formation. Learn how the Grail mission works in the SPACE.com infographic above.