NASA's Orion lunar spacecraft heads home with splashdown set for Sunday
NASA's Orion spacecraft is heading home after exiting the lunar sphere of influence.
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Changing the color of quantum light on an integrated chip
Optical photons are ideal carriers of quantum information. But to work together in a quantum computer or network, they need to have the same color—or frequency—and bandwidth. Changing a photon's frequency requires altering ...
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Dec 1, 2022
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Researchers develop programmable optical device for high-speed beam steering
In a scene from "Star Wars: Episode IV—A New Hope," R2D2 projects a three-dimensional hologram of Princess Leia making a desperate plea for help. That scene, filmed more than 45 years ago, involved a bit of movie magic—even ...
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Nov 28, 2022
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Broadband low-loss all-optical phase modulator using gas-filled hollow-core fiber
Optical phase modulators are key components in optical communication, sensing, and signal processing systems. All-optical modulators, which modulate the phase or intensity of a light signal by a control light beam, have attracted ...
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Nov 28, 2022
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EXPLAINER: NASA's new mega moon rocket, Orion crew capsule
NASA is kicking off its new moon program with a test flight of a brand-new rocket and capsule.
Space Exploration
Nov 15, 2022
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Unmanned, solar-powered US space plane back after 908 days
An unmanned U.S. military space plane landed early Saturday after spending a record 908 days in orbit for its sixth mission and conducting science experiments.
Space Exploration
Nov 12, 2022
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As Artemis I launch nears, more Orions on horizon
The Orion spacecraft could be on its first trip to the moon on the Artemis I mission in less than a month, but teams at Kennedy Space Center continue to prep the next capsules planned for human missions, the first of which ...
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Oct 27, 2022
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Astronaut James McDivitt, Apollo 9 commander, dies at 93
James A. McDivitt, who commanded the Apollo 9 mission testing the first complete set of equipment to go to the moon, has died. He was 93.
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Oct 18, 2022
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Image: European Service Modules currently in production at Airbus facilities
The third (pictured) and fourth European Service Modules are currently in production at Airbus facilities in Bremen, Germany. They are key elements of the Orion spacecraft, the first to return humans to the moon since the ...
Space Exploration
Oct 10, 2022
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New technique enables shaping of electron beams
A new technique that combines electron microscopy and laser technology enables programmable, arbitrary shaping of electron beams. It can potentially be used for optimizing electron optics and for adaptive electron microscopy, ...
Optics & Photonics
Sep 29, 2022
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