Laser Communications could reshape military space networks as research shows adaptable laser links nearing use.

The Kepler Network aims to streamline on-orbit communications with a network infrastructure designed to act as Internet exchange points (IXP) for space-to-space data relay. Credit: Kepler ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Jan. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- According to MarketsandMarkets™, the Optical (laser) Satellite Communication Market is projected to grow from USD 0.62 billion in 2025 to USD 1.56 ...

A major breakthrough in quantum technology was achieved in October 2024: the first-ever quantum satellite communication link between China and South Africa. The connection spanned a remarkable 12,900 ...

Scientists at the European Space Agency used a laser to communicate with a spacecraft 165 million miles (265 million kilometers) away in deep space for the first time, marking a major step forward in ...

a prototype of the Deep Space Optical Communications, or DSOC, ground receiver detector built by the Microdevices Laboratory at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California. NASA’s Deep ...

A laser system can send data 20 km at high speed and stay stable, even in tough conditions. It could change defense communication.

Since the Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded in 2005 for the invention of optical frequency combs, they have become a core technology in information systems. An optical frequency comb consists of a ...

The Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture will include data transport and missile warning and tracking satellites. (Northrop Grumman) In a series of trials this summer, ...

ESA has made Europe’s first deep-space optical link with NASA’s Psyche mission. ESA’s multi-beam high-power fiber laser transmission system. On July 7, the European Space Agency (ESA), established ...