Can cell phone signals help land a plane? Researchers look to the skies to protect aircraft against GPS outages

Dangling from a weather balloon 80,000 feet above New Mexico, a pair of antennas sticks out from a Styrofoam cooler. From that height, the blackness of space presses against Earth's blue skies. But the antennas are not captivated by the breathtaking view. Instead, they listen for signals that could make air travel safer.

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