You're probably familiar with futuristic action movies where the drama unfolds amidst a barrage of bright laser fire, there's just one problem ...

Final tests of NASA's laser beam communication technology suggests we'll soon have a new way to keep in touch with astronauts and spacecraft venturing into deep space.

But speaking specifically, the organization’s Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) division just downlinked 15 terabits ...

In 2013, a NASA satellite will beam digital signals to an ESA receiving station fast enough to stream dozens of movies at once. The test will help to demonstrate the readiness of next-generation ...

In a world first, Chinese scientists have successfully carried out satellite laser ranging between Earth and the Moon in broad daylight. This achievement marks a monumental leap in space exploration, ...

Data from a recent integrated ground test of the Alpha high-energy laser, its beam director telescope and the associated beam alignment and correction system have provided the team developing the ...

NASA's Psyche spacecraft won't arrive at its namesake asteroid until 2029, but it's keeping busy during the long voyage. The agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) equipped Psyche with a brand-new ...

There was recently a live demonstration of the tech at NASA Glenn in Cleveland. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Getting a live ...

Super short X-ray pulses help scientists study materials at the atomic level. Researchers found that certain lasing effects ...

In a now-deleted Facebook post, Greene suggested that laser beams from space may have started the 2018 California wildfires, and that among the entities behind this conspiracy were former California ...