Journey to the Stars: A Beacon to Space | TNNEWS

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A faint beam stretches up and to the left from the open dome of a laboratory into the sky. The building and surrounding trees are mostly in shadow. The sky is a deep blue with multicolored stars visible; the bottom of the sky where it meets the landscape fades from blue to pink.

Illuminating the Cosmos: A Glimpse into Advanced Space Communication

Captured in this stunning infrared image, the Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory at JPL’s Table Mountain Facility, located near Wrightwood, California, projects its powerful eight-laser beacon towards the Deep Space Optical Communications flight laser transceiver aboard NASA’s Psyche spacecraft.

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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