NASA’s New ‘Hybrid Antenna’ Boosts Links to Deep Space
NASA outfitted its aging communications network with a hybrid antenna that allowed it to receive both radio frequency and laser signals for the first time, helping the space agency keep…
Adorable Cat Video Reaches Earth After 19-Million-Mile Journey from Deep Space
NASA just combined all of my favorite things: space, lasers, and cats. In a first-of-its-kind demonstration of deep space optical communication, the space agency streamed a high-definition video from 19…
NASA Probe Transmits Groundbreaking Laser Message From 10 Million Miles Away
A gold-capped laser transceiver attached to the asteroid probe Psyche saw its first light on Tuesday, sending and receiving data through laser beams from far beyond the Moon for the…