Ultimately, the laser pistol’s practicality was limited by its low power, the fragility of space environments, and the ...

AIR AND SPACE NASA receives laser beam from 10 million miles away: 'First light' An agency spacecraft sent test data back to the Hale Telescope at Caltech’s Palomar Observatory in California ...

The claim: Laser tests show bodies of water are level, which proves the Earth is flat Scientists have ample evidence to prove the Earth is a sphere. But some social media users claim to have ...

For the first time, scientists were able to show they can bend lightning from a storm with a laser. The project, 20 years in the making, required a super powerful laser to be shot into the sky.

The beam isn’t just powerful—it’s quite large. At its biggest, the laser pulse is one foot (0.3 meters) across and several feet long, according to the Michigan release.

The Iron Beam, Israel’s ground-based laser air defense system, was first unveiled in 2014. The New York Times described it in 2022 as a "high-powered laser gun that can intercept rockets, ...

Physics ‘Sound laser’ is the most powerful ever made. A new device uses a reflective cavity, a tiny bead and an electrode to create a laser beam of sound particles ten times more powerful and ...

Creating such a powerful laser has taken time, though, and several experiments since the 1990s have failed to control the lightning as scientists hoped. This natural phenomenon has continued to ...

The Sacramento Kings look to break a record-long NBA playoff drought. Golden 1 Center’s new laser beam after wins is a symbol of hope.