Did Someone Just Cut the Moon With a Laser?
It looks like a laser is slicing the Moon in half, but it’s actually a high-tech tool used to improve telescope clarity. The ...
Space on MSN7d
Tiny spacecraft could travel across interstellar space with this 'trampoline' lightsail
"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to ...
From Sci-Fi to Reality: Laser-Powered Sails Are Changing the Future of Space Travel
Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...
Laser lab stashed beneath the University of Texas could power future space travel
TAU Systems is developing laser-plasma accelerators to simulate cosmic rays and accelerate testing of electronics for deep ...
Donald Trump plans laser system in space to destroy nuclear weapons
US president orders work on defence shield going beyond Ronald Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ programme that could trigger nuclear arms ...
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Lightsail space tech gets tailwind from Caltech breakthrough
The idea of a lightsail comes from the fact that radiation pressure represents a mechanical pressure acting on a surface due ...
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Can planes and laser beams help Colorado better understand its water supply?
Amid mounting challenges to Colorado’s water supply, lawmakers are seeking to upgrade the decades-old method of tracking the ...
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Beam me to the stars: Scientists propose wild new interstellar travel tech
"Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra speed boost from flying by planets, or from swinging by the sun for a boost, just don't have the ability to scale to useful interstellar speeds ...
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Can planes and laser beams help Colorado better understand its water supply?
Like radar, but using light, lidar sends beams from a plane or satellite towards ... snowpack mapping with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in 2013. From those efforts, Deems ...