Space is the place as the internet goes beyond earth

When we think of the many challenges posed by space exploration, spotty internet access probably isn’t one of them. But that’s exactly what one Irish company hopes to eliminate through the use of innovative laser technology.

Galway-based Mbryonics recently secured €17.5 million in funding from the European Innovation Council Accelerator to help it ramp up its efforts to bring high-speed internet to space. Its technology uses laser and infrared light to send information in much ...