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Dead Stars 'to Guide Spacecraft'

By BBC News
April 2, 2012
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Pulsar — Stellar beacons for navigation.

Credit: SPL

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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