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

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

Amid mounting challenges to Colorado’s water supply, lawmakers are seeking to upgrade the decades-old method of tracking the ...

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

US president orders work on defence shield going beyond Ronald Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ programme that could trigger nuclear arms ...

The idea of a lightsail comes from the fact that radiation pressure represents a mechanical pressure acting on a surface due ...

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

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 ...

Combining a high-energy laser with an optical dazzler, HELIOS can both destroy and disable threats, as well as disrupt enemy ...

In a research paper published by Optica, the researchers behind the system revealed it combines artificial intelligence (AI) ...

A Metroid fan assembles and shows off their cosplay of Samus Aran's iconic armor suit via a picture gallery on social media.