Chinese researchers complete Earth-Moon "information highway" test

Researchers have completed a laser communications test between the Earth and the Moon, and established a two-way link across a distance of over 400,000 km. Scientists describe the link as an "information highway" that will provide a new high-speed data transmission route for future lunar missions.

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