TAU Systems is developing laser-plasma accelerators to simulate cosmic rays and accelerate testing of electronics for deep ...

"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to ...

Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...

LISA is set to revolutionize our understanding of the gravitational universe and the interactions that make the entire cosmos ...

As we move into 2025, the field of space exploration is buzzing with exciting missions, new technologies, and a renewed focus ...

Laser communication market thrives on high-speed data transmission, driven by satellite constellations and military ...

Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for ...

SCIENTISTS have unveiled several options to stop 2024 YR4, an asteroid the size of a football pitch from smashing into Earth. It comes after an expert warned that the chance of the giant space ...

The X-shaped building in southwestern China could help China pull ahead in the race to master a futuristic clean energy ...

Instead, Trump’s order demands the deployment of “space-based interceptors” — a web of satellites, some equipped with lasers. It then calls for the development of another layer of lower-altitude ...

Laser ablation is another technique that could be used where either one or multiple spacecrafts are sent to approach the space rock and fire lasers at it. The lasers would heat up the surface of ...