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Talking to Mars: new antenna design could aid interplanetary communication

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imageJean Paul Santos with the finished 4x4 sub-array antenna assembly that may help rovers talk directly with Earth.Matthew Chin, CC BY-NC-ND

When people think about antennas, they often picture old television sets with “rabbit ears” – two metal rods poking above the screen. Essentially, antennas are devices...

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