As the research team from Penn State and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory analyzed decades of deep-space communication logs, they found patterns in how we have beamed signals into the cosmos. Their ...

Canberra joined the global network in 1965 and operates four radio antennas. Now, preparations have begun on its fifth as NASA works to increase the network's capacity. NASA's Deep Space Network ...

Spacecraft need to send texts, too. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On March 19, one of NASA's Deep Space Network facilities — ...

Earth may already be broadcasting its presence to alien civilizations without realizing it. A new study shows that our deep-space transmissions, especially those aimed at Mars and interplanetary ...

The aging infrastructure of the Deep Space Network is operating at capacity and in desperate need of an upgrade. The latest news isn't helping. Reading time 3 minutes A massive antenna used to ...