Scientists at the European Space Agency used a laser to communicate with a spacecraft 165 million miles (265 million kilometers) away in deep space for the first time, marking a major step forward in ...

The Qube research satellite to test quantum key distribution launched Aug. 16 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rideshare. Credit: Zentrum Fur Telematik Credit: Center for Telematics, Wurzburg Quantum Key ...

Traveling to the moon presents significant communication challenges. Astronauts cannot simply use their cell phones to FaceTime with NASA, and the farther away they are from Earth, the more difficult ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The race to establish satellite-to-ground laser communications is heating up. Recently, China achieved a major milestone, which ...

Experiments show optical fibers could be key to realizing a flexible, distributed architecture for high-speed data links in aircraft PISCATAWAY, N.J., Dec. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Free-space optical ...

Can one, unmanned spaceplane spend more than 4,200 days in orbit, peaceably making records and shaping the future of military and civilian space operations? The Boeing-produced X-37B Orbital Test ...

The demand for high-speed internet has been growing in recent years. The global internet traffic is also growing by 25% annually but millions of people in remote and rural areas still struggle with ...

Laser communication promises data rates in the gigabit to terabit range—significantly higher than conventional wireless connections. Europe wants to expand its expertise in this field and install its ...

Kyocera demonstrated a breakthrough in underwater wireless optical communication, achieving speeds of 5.2 Gbps using laser technology. This system is 2.5 times faster than conventional methods, ...