Free space optics: To the moon and back
Optical communication could transform the space industry, if it can beat the weather
Long Reads - NASA
In-depth features about the data center, AI, semiconductor, telco, and energy markets
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How this feature got to the Moon
And what it means for the future of digital infrastructure, humanity, and what we will leave behind
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The last data center
Long-term data storage enters a new epoch
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Vint Cerf's Interplanetary ambitions
A delay-tolerant networking discussion with the father of the Internet
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Project Moonlight: Exploring Europe’s plan to build a lunar telecoms and positioning network
A combination of satellites and Lunar base stations will form the digital infrastructure of the Moon
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The Edge of Mars
What’s the most remote IT system in everyday use right now? The Perseverance rover on Mars
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The fight for our lives: How supercomputing is being used to battle Covid-19
Nations and industry have put rivalries aside to marshal the greatest force of computing power ever formed. But is it enough to beat the pandemic?
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HPE's Spaceborne Computer survives a year on the ISS
Dr Mark Fernandez talks to DCD about what it takes to run a supercomputer in space
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Under Trump, US federal data center consolidation progress remains unclear
Can federal employees convince the White House to make data centers a priority?
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Sky lasers and the world of tomorrow
After years spent in military labs, laser communications satellites are ready to provide an alternative to submarine cables