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submitted 11 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/astronomy@mander.xyz

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[–] Jiggle_Physics@lemmy.world 53 points 11 months ago (2 children)

A laser beam we fired in an experiment with very long distance communications tech.

[–] livus@kbin.social 35 points 11 months ago

Thanks. That has to be one of the most clickbait titles I've ever seen.

[–] Bloodwoodsrisen@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 11 months ago

This is the equivalent of scientists trying to find this weird space signal only to find out it was the microwave

[–] spudwart@spudwart.com 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Terrible misleading headline.

The headline is trying to imply to those not in the know that we received communication from aliens.

This was never even close to what happened.

NASA was testing a method of high-speed data transfer for use in the future to expand the internet to other planets.

This is not receiving a message from an alien. This is receiving test packets from us to us.

Truthfully, I weep for whoever will have to play online games in the future through space-internet.

Their ping is gonna be out of this world.

[–] neocamel@lemmy.studio 4 points 11 months ago

Their ping is gonna be out of this world.

I see what you did there.

[–] hperrin@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Correct me if I’m wrong, but ten million miles is like, not even to Mars. That’s not very far away.