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    holographicProfessorMoriarty: Well they could also invent the Queller Drive. Just don't live on anything planets that it passes by. more »
    KhaiJB: so he read the Star Trek TNG Technical Manual that mentions this very idea as part of the Federations Nav Systems? more »
    Sicpup: Nah... this is all too simple- everyone keeps talking about warp speed, etc- they keep forgetting about inertia. A jump to light-speed without dampeni... more »
    Kaiser-Machead: You always do this; you always decide to check the star charts over and over again while you go the wrong way, now we're millions of parsecs off cours... more »
    CoHPhasor: That is AMAZING! It really works! I double-checked, and I'm *actually* in my chair in front of my computer!! o.O btw, That discovery really is swee... more »
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    How Do You Avoid Hitting Stars at Warp 5? A Pulsar Positioning System

    OK, mind blowing: A scientist at the Observatoire de Paris basically invented GPS for interstellar travelers: Simply tune in the radio signals from four pulsars, crunch some numbers having to do with relativity (natch) and read your position within the galaxy—to within a meter. More »