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Royal Astronomical Society press release of 30th March 2012
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Artist’s impression of Deep Space Navigation With Pulsars.
Images related to the above press release |
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Caption: Artist's impression of pulsar-based navigation in deep space. The characteristic time signatures of strongly magnetised and fast spinning neutron stars, called pulsars, are used as natural navigation beacons to determine the position and velocity of a spacecraft. |
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Images and caption free to use in conjunction with the above press release; otherwise, refer to the mentioned institutions. Individual images: Rosetta (courtesy of ESA), starship Enterprise from the TV series Star Trek. Compilation by MPE. |
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Artist’s impression of Rosetta, if it navigated in deep space using pulsar signals (jpg, Hi-Res) |
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Artist’s impression of Rosetta, if it navigated in deep space using pulsar signals (tiff, Hi-Res) |
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Artist’s impression of spaceshipEnterprise, navigating in deep space using pulsar signals (jpg, Hi-Res) |
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Artist’s impression of spaceship Enterprise, navigating in deep space using pulsar signals (tiff, Hi-Res) |
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Artist’s impression of spaceship Enterprise, navigating in deep space using pulsar signals (jpg, Hi-Res) |
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Artist’s impression of spaceship Enterprise, navigating in deep space using pulsar signals (tiff, Hi-Res) |
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For further reading we suggest the following publications: |
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W. Becker, X-Ray Emission from Pulsars and Neutron Stars, in Neutron Stars and Pulsars, W. Becker, Ed. Berlin, Germany: Springer, 2009, pp. 91-140 |
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Bernhardt, M.G.; Becker, W.; Prinz, T.; et al, 2011, Autonomous Spacecraft Navigation Based on Pulsar Timing Information, in IEEE proceedings of "2nd International Conference on Space Technology, 2011 |
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Bernhardt, M.G., Prinz, T., Becker, W., Timing X-ray Pulsars with Application to Spacecraft Navigation, in proc. of High Time Resolution Astrophysics IV, PoS(HTRA-IV)050, Agios Nikolaos, Crete, Greece, 2010 |
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Author: Prof. Dr. Werner Becker (e-mail: web @ mpe.mpg.de ) / Last modified: 30. March 2012 |
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