An initiative called Breakthrough Starshot wants to explore another star system using ultra-powerful laser beams and wafer-thin spaceships. It's a goal that sounds so fantastic, you'd be forgiven ...

"Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra speed boost from flying by planets, or from swinging by the sun for ...

Laser guide stars (LGS) and adaptive optics (AO) are crucial technologies in modern astronomy, enabling telescopes to correct for atmospheric distortions that blur images of celestial objects.

In 2024, seven vehicles in western China each transmitted a high-powered microwave beam that converged precisely in both time ...

Pure joy for the entire family! Take a tour of the night sky, then sit back and enjoy Laser Movie Magic with your favorite songs from The Lion King, Star Wars, Encanto, Frozen, Moana and more ...

https://doi.org/10.1086/342043 • https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/342043 ABSTRACT Laser guide stars created by Rayleigh scattering provide a reasonable means to ...

Ukraine possesses a laser weapon able to destroy aircraft flying more than a mile above ground and is developing breakthrough "mother drones", a top military official claims. In comments on Monday ...

In the film We Are Stars, narrated by Andy Serkis, the characters seek to answer some of the biggest questions of all time. What are we made of? Where did it all come from? Explore the secrets of our ...