Hello Earth, Messenger calling

• Autores: Jeff Hecht
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 2534, 2006, págs. 16-16
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Laser pulses have been exchanged between Earth and the Messenger spacecraft, a whopping 24 million kilometers away en route to Mercury. Although no actual information was transmitted, the experiment sets a record and highlights the potential of lasers for interplanetary communications.