Each year, Bogong moths in Australia embark on a 620-mile journey to escape the summer heat by retreating to cool alpine caves. These nocturnal insects then return home to breed and die, completing a ...

A new study suggests that these Australian insects may be the first invertebrates to use the night sky as a compass during migration. By Alexa Robles-Gil In the summer, the walls of the caves in the ...

The USS Essex exercise demonstrated the necessity of fallback systems and skilled navigation in the absence of GPS. While GPS is ubiquitous and convenient, its vulnerability underscores the importance ...

Tucked away on the sixth floor of Butler Library lies an exploration of the past, present, and future of celestial navigation. “Celestial Navigation,” curated by Jeannie Rhyu, CC ’17, SoA ’26, opened ...

Several 5000-year-old temples in Malta seem to have been oriented towards specific stars, suggesting the temples could have been schools for celestial navigation. Ancient people constructed seven ...