The deep-space optical communication link could revolutionize how scientists communicate with spacecraft as they explore the ...

L ast month, work began on the world’s first space-based gravitational wave detector. The European Space Agency and partner ...

International Space Station to test faster laser ... the experiment are on the infrared spectrum and can pack up to 100 times more data into a single transmission than radio-based systems.

Laser communications will enable scientists to send 100 to 1,000 times more data than today’s radio-frequency systems — akin to our terrestrial switch from dial-up to high-speed internet.

Ultimately, the laser pistol’s practicality was limited by its low power, the fragility of space environments, and the ...

For the first time a frequency reference based on molecular iodine was successfully demonstrated in space! What sounds a bit like science fiction is an important step towards laser interferometric ...

Thanks to the growing demand for secure, high-speed wireless and a drive for more flexible communications at more affordable costs on and off Earth, the global space-based laser communication ...

NASA will soon demonstrate a laser-based communication system between ground facilities and the International Space Station. The technology will boost data transmission speeds by 10 to 100 times ...

This latest test involved generating a megawatt-class laser beam with the TRW-built Alpha, then feeding it through the Lockheed Martin-built beam control system and a 4-meter diameter beam ...

In addition, space-based lasers could be used to target any satellite by aiming lasers at propellant tanks and power systems, which, if damaged, would completely disable the spacecraft.

It won’t prevent Armageddon, but a simple ground-based laser system could nudge small pieces of space junk away from satellites to prevent collisions, a new study suggests. The proposed system ...

For the first time a frequency reference based on molecular iodine was successfully demonstrated in space! What sounds a bit like science fiction is an important step towards laser interferometric ...