Like a friendly, non-biological form of the Borg Collective of science fiction fame, 80 personal computers, using artificial intelligence (AI), have combined their silicon brains to quickly design a ...

For the first time, a hybrid antenna successfully received both radio and laser signals, in what's a big leap in space communications technology. Reading time 3 minutes NASA outfitted its aging ...

In fall 2024, NASA developed and tested a 3D-printed antenna to demonstrate a low-cost capability to communicate science data to Earth. The antenna, tested in flight using an atmospheric weather ...

GREENBELT, Md. — Engineers at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. showcased the new operational 18 meter near Earth Ka-band Antenna Network, the first in NASA history, during a ribbon ...

When the general public thinks about NASA, they likely think about space shuttles, rockets, satellites, and the International Space Station in Earth's lower orbit. Despite NASA's future without the ...

One of NASA's deep space antennas that has been critical for communication with spacecraft for years hasn't been working since September 16, 2025. Located in Goldstone, California, the antenna ...

Equipment failures in NASA's Deep Space Network have disrupted spacecraft communications and stalled near-Earth asteroid studies for nearly two months. As the federal government remains shut down, ...

There’s no room for bad communications in space and NASA this week signed said it would add a a couple of its largest antennas to let it better communicate with interplanetary flight missions. General ...

In a move to make high-speed communications with deep space missions a practical reality, NASA is testing a giant hybrid dish antenna that is capable of handling both radio and laser signals across ...