The laser system provides real-time positional data on the huge cloud of space debris above our heads in low Earth orbit.

In quantum mechanics, particles such as electrons act like waves and can even interfere with themselves—a striking and ...

Satellite laser ranging revealed ocean mass growth as the main driver of rising seas. Melting land ice now dominates ...

A Pilatus PC-12 aircraft equipped with a portable laser terminal transmitted 4K video to the International Space Station and ...

An orange tabby cat named Taters was the star in the first ultra-high definition streaming video sent from deep space on December 11, 2023. NASA/JPL-Caltech In December 2023, a tiny, gold-capped ...

LONDON—Electro Optic Systems (EOS) is looking to demonstrate a new high-power laser system capable of burning through ...

What happens when you hurl molecules faster than sound through a vacuum chamber nearly as cold as space itself? At the ...

In-space manufacturing is a big challenge, even with many of the same manufacturing methods being available as on the ground. These methods include rivets, bolts, but also welding, the latter of which ...

Scientists are building giant space lasers to unlock the secrets of ripples in spacetime. The Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) will comprise a trio of spacecraft flying in a vast triangular ...

Russia taps a company called Bureau 1440 to build a satellite internet network, but it's not expected to start trials until ...

WASHINGTON -- It's been a "dynamic year" for Army space and missile defense, with a multi-domain task force being formed, a new nanosatellite set to launch soon, and more powerful laser weapons in the ...