NASA just streamed the first video from deep space via laser, and it's more than just a cat meme.

The tech demo proved it's possible to stream HD laser video from deep space.

NASA engineers streamed an HD cat video from 18.6M miles away, the farthest ever, using lasers instead of radio frequencies to achieve speeds of 267 Mbps. 

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NASA Streams Cat Video From Deep, Deep Space

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NASA just streamed the first video from deep space via laser, and it's more than just a cat meme.  The tech demo proved it's possible to stream HD laser video from deep space.  NASA engineers streamed an HD cat video from 18.6M miles away, the farthest ever, using lasers instead of radio frequencies to achieve speeds of 267 Mbps.   #Astronomy & Astrophotography  #Space law  #Science is awesome 🧬🦾🚀🤯   NASA Streams Cat Video From Deep, Deep Space “This would be like the same capability that you’d want to have if you’re sending an astronaut to the surface of Mars or something like that,” said Dr. Abhijit Biswas, the project technologist. “You w https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/19/science/nasa-cat-video.html?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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