The possibility of detecting artificial signals transmitted by alien civilizations via collimated X-ray or gamma-ray beams is investigated.
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Legged Robot Could Accelerate Resource Prospecting On The Moon And The Search For Life On Mars
Planetary surface missions currently operate cautiously. On Mars, communication delays between Earth and rovers (typically between four and 22 minutes), as well as data transfer constraints due to uplink and […]
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Tricorder Tech: Laser Ablation Sampling With Low‐Power Plasma: A LA‐MIP‐MS Instrument for Spaceflight
Rationale Inductively coupled plasma (ICP) is a commonly used ion source for mass spectrometry‐based chemical analysis of a wide range of materials. Traditional ICP ion sources use high power (> 1000 W) […]
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If Aliens Explore Space Like Us, We Should Look For Their Calls To Other Planets
If an extraterrestrial intelligence were looking for signs of human communications, when and where should they look? In a new study, researchers at Penn State and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory […]
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On The Size Of The Mission Suite Enabled By NASA’s Deep Space Network
The Deep Space Network (DSN) is the primary means of commanding, tracking, and receiving data from all of NASA’s deep space missions, as well as a number of deep space […]
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The Feasibility Of Laser Satellite Communications From The Martian Surface
Free space optical (FSO) communication using lasers is a rapidly developing field in telecommunications that can offer advantages over traditional radio frequency technology.