Set to launch this fall, NASA's Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) project will test how lasers could speed up data transmission far beyond the capacity of current radio frequency systems used in space. Known as a technology ...
Space Exploration
Aug 7, 2023
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World daily temperature records have been smashed this week, according to preliminary data.
Environment
Jul 8, 2023
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The laser communications system for NASA's Artemis II mission arrived at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for integration with the Orion spacecraft, which will carry astronauts around the Moon for the first time since ...
Space Exploration
Jun 14, 2023
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A study by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers has demonstrated how satellites could enable more efficient, secure quantum networks.
Quantum Physics
Feb 10, 2023
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The third La Niña year in a row intensified existing droughts in the Americas, while causing floods in parts of Asia and Oceania, according to a first-of-its-kind report released today by the Global Water Monitor Consortium, ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 12, 2023
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New research from the University of Washington shows that signals from the upper atmosphere could improve tsunami forecasting, and someday, help track ash plumes and other impacts after a volcanic eruption.
Earth Sciences
Dec 12, 2022
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In May 2022, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the Transporter-5 mission into orbit. The mission contained a collection of micro and nanosatellites from both industry and government, including one from MIT Lincoln Laboratory ...
Space Exploration
Dec 12, 2022
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The smoke from intense California wildfires in September 2020 darkened the skies so much that it slashed the state's solar power production during peak hours by 10–30%, according to a study led by scientists at the National ...
Environment
Dec 8, 2022
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Researchers report an experimental demonstration of a space-to-ground quantum key distribution (QKD) network using a compact QKD terminal aboard the Chinese Space Lab Tiangong-2 and four ground stations. The new QKD system ...
Space Exploration
Aug 18, 2022
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NASA uses lasers to send information to and from Earth, employing invisible beams to traverse the skies, sending terabytes of data—pictures and videos—to increase our knowledge of the universe. This capability is known ...
Space Exploration
Aug 12, 2022
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