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NASA beamed back a laser message from half a billion kilometers away 100 times faster than using radio waves
NASA has a new trick up its sleeve for space communication. In July 2024, the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) ...
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Telescopes get multimillion-dollar upgrades
A further grant of US$1.3 million is allowing scientists to design a centre-launch laser telescope that will be installed behind the secondary mirror of the Keck II. Light from the laser is ...
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laser gun
[Styropyro’s] handheld, DIY laser rifle, or Laser Telescope Blaster as he calls it, works for long distances. His solution lies in some surprising physics: the larger the diameter of the beam ...
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Very Large Telescope in Chile uses lasers
An curved arrow pointing right. On April 26, the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope achieved “first light” on its new optics system, shooting four lasers into the sky for ...
Researchers develop glass sensors for the Einstein Telescope
From 2035, the Einstein Telescope will be able to study gravitational waves with unprecedented accuracy. For the telescope, ...
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Keck Observatory helps identify possible triple system in Kuiper Belt
W. M. Keck Observatory’s laser guide star adaptive optics (LGS AO) system uses a laser to create an artificial star to measure for atmospheric distortions. This results in sharp, high-resolution ...