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Ian J. O'Neill
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NASA JPL news media specialist. Topics include (not limited to): ☄️🛰️📡🪐🌕⚛️ Solar physics PhD. Science communicator, writer. Opinions are mine. he/him
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DSOC successfully demonstrated that data encoded in laser photons could be reliably transmitted, received, and then decoded after traveling millions of miles from Earth out to Mars distances.

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A Beacon to Space - NASA
In this infrared photograph taken on June 2, 2025, the Optical Communications Telescope Laboratory at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Table Mountain
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October 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"This isn’t just dubious legislation. It’s antidemocratic decadence. These are the governing priorities of a ruling class that faces no democratic accountability."
May 24, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Cheers from LA, fella 🍸
May 23, 2025 at 5:39 AM
The very same! Amazing guy. LOVE working with him
May 14, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Here's all you need to know about the video, technology demonstration, and the star of the show, Taters: www.jpl.nasa.gov/nasa-streams...
NASA Streams Historic Video from Deep Space
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, the leading center for robotic exploration of the solar system.
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April 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Hey mate, I was able to find these, if of any use: www.nasa.gov/humans-in-sp...
www.nasa.gov/humans-in-sp...

The NASA search isn't so great, so I usually use Google to find old articles. We had a big web redesign about a year ago, so some URLs may still be broken.
Twins Study - NASA
NASA's year-long Twins Study compared identical twins – Scott and Mark Kelly – while Scott was in space and Mark was on Earth.
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March 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"The Lunar Trailblazer team has been working around the clock to re-establish communications with the spacecraft ... if anyone can bring Lunar Trailblazer back, it is them." - Nicky Fox, associate administrator of the Science Mission Directorate, NASA HQ
March 5, 2025 at 10:08 PM
No further updates today, the ops team is continuing their work as described in that blog 🙌
March 1, 2025 at 9:56 PM