Attached to the Orion spacecraft is a key piece of technology developed over decades in Lexington, Massachusetts.

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 Australian National University (ANU) is partnering with NASA as it prepares to send astronauts back to the moon as part of the  Artemis II ...

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 ...

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 ...

US space company Rocket Lab may acquire Mynaric after regulatory review. The company headquarters will remain in Munich.

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 ...