NASA Beams High-Definition Cat Video from Deep Space

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NASA Beams High-Definition Cat Video from Deep Space
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NASA has successfully transmitted a 15-second video of an orange tabby cat named Taters chasing a red laser light from deep space using laser communication. The video was sent from NASA's Psyche spacecraft, located 19 million miles away, and reached Earth in less than two minutes at a rate of 267 megabits per second. This demonstration aims to improve communication from deep space and could potentially transmit data at rates up to 100 times greater than current radio systems used by spacecraft.

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