Late last year, NASA scientists launched a highly anticipated space mission. Essentially, they launched a spacecraft towards an asteroid that may have been made entirely of metal; It’s a rare combination – at least near our solar system. The robot adventurer’s name is Psyche, and her namesake is the giant rock that guides her journey:… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. A laser communications experiment flying on NASA’s Psyche mission sent video to Earth from about 19 million miles (31 million kilometers) away, and the short clip features a cat named Taters. NASA broadcast video from… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. An innovative experiment flying aboard NASA’s Psyche mission has achieved its first major milestone by successfully achieving the furthest demonstration of laser communication. The tech demo could one day help NASA missions probe deeper into… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific breakthroughs and more. An innovative experiment flying aboard NASA’s Psyche mission has achieved its first major milestone by successfully achieving the furthest demonstration of laser communication. The tech demo could one day help NASA missions probe deeper into… Read More »