Astronauts Loral O'Hara and Jasmin Moghbeli (from left) are pictured in front of the Microgravity Science Glovebox, a research facility for conducting biology and physics experiments in the ...

Ultrashort mid-infrared (mid-IR) laser pulses are essential for applications such as molecular spectroscopy, nonlinear microscopy, and biomedical imaging, but their generation often relies on complex ...

Space manufacturing: Optical fibers are used in a variety of industries where high-bandwidth data transmission over long distances is paramount. It's an impressive bit of engineering but as recent ...

Made In Space plans to test the ability to manufacture high-quality fiber optic cables on the ISS. If successful, downmass could be an obstacle to producing large quantities of fiber. Credit: Made in ...