Earth Just Received Laser-Beamed Cat Video From 19 Million Miles Away
The first streaming video carried by optical maser radio beam from beyond the Moon has been received from 31 million kilometers ( 19 million miles ) away . For extra points , it ’s ultra - high definition ( and very cute ) . Among the technical challenge require for human settlement of the Solar System , meliorate communication systems may not be top of thinker . However , when you reckon how painfully long it tookNew Horizonsto send back its image from its abbreviated flyby of Pluto , it ’s exonerated we need to pick up the tempo ....