Leave it to that nest of fat bureaucrats called the European Union to fix what a consortium of eight European companies have not been able to pull off: Galileo, a former excommunicated astronomer ...

This release is available in German. Whether calculating routes, finding your vehicle, tracking products or simply knowing where you are at the moment, drivers and sailors currently use satellite ...

The Global Positioning System, or GPS, is pretty much indispensable these days. Phones, tablets, self-driving cars, and drones depend on a network of geostationary satellites high above the earth’s ...

The iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, and upcoming iPhone X include support for Galileo, Europe's Global Satellite Navigation System. While this information has been listed on Apple's iPhone technical ...

The first Galileo demonstrator is in orbit, marking the very first step to full operability of Europe’s new global navigation satellite system, under a partnership between ESA and the European ...

Thales Alenia Space, joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), has signed a new contract with the EU Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA) to develop, qualify and deploy the new European ...

Rockets are supposed to begin lifting off in 2006 to carry 30 European satellites into orbit. The satellites will emit signals that will allow people with receivers -- drivers, sailors, rescue workers ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Unlike the U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), which was financed by the U.S. Department of ...

In a first for any satellite navigation system, Galileo has achieved a positioning fix based on open-service navigation signals carrying authenticated data. Intended as a way to combat malicious ...

Europe’s Galileo satellite navigation system took another step forward on Sunday with the launch of a second experimental satellite. The Giove-B carries an atomic clock that is stable to within 1 ...

MOST diplomats hoped that the Brexit vote in June 2016 would not impinge on security. After all, the issue had hardly featured in the campaign. All sides have a strong interest in continuing to work ...

A European satellite program that provides location data to smartphones and navigation systems is suffering a major outage. Galileo, the European Union’s Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), is ...