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NASA’s Psyche Mission Beams Video from Deep Space via Laser.

Science & Technology | Dated: 22 Dec 2025

NASA's Psyche mission has successfully transmitted a high-definition video of a cat named "Taters" from deep space to Earth using laser communication. The signal traveled 31 million kilometers (80 times the Earth-Moon distance) to reach the Hale Telescope in California.

🎯 Key Highlights:

  • This milestone demonstrates the potential of optical communications to transmit data 10 to 100 times faster than radio waves.
  • The tech demo is called "Deep Space Optical Communications" (DSOC).
  • The Psyche spacecraft is en route to the metal-rich asteroid Psyche located between Mars and Jupiter.

💡 Other Important Facts:

  • Mission: Psyche.
  • Tech: Deep Space Optical Communications (Laser).
  • Video Subject: Taters (Cat).

📚 Test Your Knowledge:

NASA's "Psyche" mission, which recently tested laser communication, is primarily headed to study what celestial body?

Correct Answer: Metal-rich Asteroid

🚀 Quick Recap:

About NASA

  • HQ – Washington D.C.
  • Administrator – Bill Nelson