Earth Has Received Message From 10 Million Miles Away
Earth received a laser-beamed message from 10 million miles away in space this week. The message was sent from NASA's Psyche spacecraft. It is currently on its way to orbit a metal asteroid between Mars and Jupiter. However, the message was sent using a new technology called deep space optical communications (DSOC).
Earth has just got a message sent by a laser from a whopping 10 million miles away. NASA used lasers to send data from a spacecraft called Psyche, which is exploring an asteroid. This test, done on November 14, might improve how spacecraft communicate.
The Psyche spacecraft uses a special system called DSOC for optical communications beyond the Earth-Moon system. It has a flight laser transceiver, a ground laser transmitter, and a ground laser receiver. The message that ...