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Originally Published 5 months ago — by Universe Today
The New Horizons spacecraft has demonstrated a groundbreaking method of interstellar navigation using optical stellar astrometry and parallax measurements, which could enable future spacecraft to navigate autonomously to distant stars like Proxima Centauri by measuring the apparent shifts in nearby stars' positions relative to background stars as it travels through space.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by The Daily Galaxy
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft successfully demonstrated a new method of deep space navigation using stellar parallax, marking a significant advancement in interstellar exploration capabilities by accurately determining its position billions of miles from Earth, paving the way for future missions beyond our solar system.
Originally Published 6 months ago — by Phys.org
NASA's New Horizons spacecraft successfully demonstrated the first-ever deep space stellar navigation by using stellar parallax to determine its position relative to nearby stars, achieving an accuracy of about 4.1 million miles, marking a significant milestone in interstellar navigation technology.