Tag: Infrared Laser
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NASA Psyche Delivers Infrared Laser Message From 494 Million Kilometers
Psyche’s Record-Breaking Laser Message Reaches Earth In December 2024, NASA’s Psyche mission achieved a milestone that science fiction has long whispered about: an infrared laser message transmitted from the distant reaches of our solar system and received on Earth. The one-way signal traveled roughly 494 million kilometers (about 307 million miles), a distance that tests…
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Earth Receives Final NASA Psyche Laser Message From 494 Million Kilometers Away
NASA’s Psyche Mission Breaks a New Frontier in Space Communications In December 2024, NASA’s Psyche mission achieved a landmark feat by beaming a final infrared laser message back to Earth from a staggering 494 million kilometers (307 million miles) away. This latest transmission represents a watershed moment for space communications, signaling that optical, laser-based links…