<h5>What video was beamed by NASA from deep space?</h5><p>Recently, NASA has streamed a video of a cat back to Earth from deep space. The 15-second video showed a cat named Taters chasing a laser beam, along with other information. NASA used lasers to stream the video. The video was beamed back to Earth from nearly 19 million miles or 31 million kilometres away.</p><p>This is the first time NASA has used a laser to stream video from deep space. This streaming was part of a NASA experiment.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><figure> <video width="100%" controls=""> <source src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/nasa-beams-video-from-deep-space%2FCat%20Vid.mp4?alt=media&amp;token=7a42f771-4746-4984-bcd2-1a43a3847961" type="video/mp4"> </video> <figcaption>The video that NASA streamed. Video by NASA.</figcaption> </figure></div><h5>What experiment was it part of?</h5><p>Streaming the video was part of NASA’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment. The DSOC experiment studies what technologies can send large amounts of information from deep space to Earth. This is because presently-used technology struggles to send higher quantities of high-quality photos and video across long distances.</p><p>The cat video was uploaded to a spacecraft launched on 13th October 2023. It was streamed on Earth on 11th December 2023.</p><h5>How was the video streamed?</h5><figure class="image"><img src="https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/newsahoot.appspot.com/o/nasa-beams-video-from-deep-space%2FCat%202.jpg?alt=media&amp;token=20489925-db17-433e-93ce-8ce5afb8362e"><figcaption>Scientists checking out the video. Photo by NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL).</figcaption></figure><p>The video was sent using a piece of equipment known as a flight laser transceiver. The equipment sent a laser encoded with the video to Caltech's Palomar Observatory in San Diego County, California, where it was downloaded. Then, the video was sent to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California, where it was played.</p><p>The laser communications demonstration was launched with NASA's Psyche mission. It is intended to transfer data from deep space faster than the current systems. This experiment will help prepare scientists for future space missions that require the transmission of scientific data, high-definition pictures, videos., etc.</p><h5>What is NASA’s Psyche mission?</h5><p>Psyche is a NASA spacecraft launched on 13th October 2023. It will explore a metal-rich asteroid also named Psyche. It lies between Mars and Jupiter in the main asteroid belt. This is NASA's first mission to study an asteroid composed of more metal than rock or ice. It will reach and start studying the asteroid by 2029.</p><p>It is fitted with various equipment. It also includes the DSOC experiment. It will be used to test optical or laser communications beyond the Moon.</p>

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