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The UK says it conducted a 'groundbreaking' trial of a laser beam weapon that can neutralize targets for $0.12 a shot
The UK's MOD said it test-fired a laser weapon that can track multiple targets and costs just $0.12…
Thibault Spirlet
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Robinhood's cofounder has joined the rapidly growing commercial space race, and wants to beam solar power from satellites to earth
A report from McKinsey earlier in 2024 estimated that the global space economy will be worth $1.8 t…
Polly Thompson
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Space Invaders, IRL: Japanese startup to zap space junk with ground-based laser beams!
EX-Fusion is an Osaka-based startup with a plan that's as audacious as it is ingenious: zapping spa…
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Chinese scientists claim Star Wars-like laser submarines can blast US satellites
A powerful laser could threaten satellite networks, but there are many reasons to believe this sche…
Michael Peck
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Earth receives first transmission via laser beam from 16 million kilometres away!
This achievement marks the first time such capabilities have been demonstrated with near-infrared e…
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Blasting the Moon’s surface with super-concentrated Sun beams could help create usable roads for future lunar rovers!
Hence, in an attempt to find on-site solutions, researchers conducted experiments to investigate th…
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Scientists used a laser beam to bend a bolt of lightning for the first time
The technology offers hope lasers could one day be used as lightning rods to protect people from st…
Marianne Guenot
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Chinese scientists want to use lasers to power ultrafast, stealthy submarines. A laser expert says there's a major flaw in their plan.
Chinese scientists from Harbin University say they've made a breakthrough in underwater laser propu…
Polly Thompson
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India's adorable, dog-sized moon rover did its first science on the moon by shooting powerful laser beams at the surface
The 57-pound moon rover, called Pragyaan — meaning wisdom — has conducted the first-eve…
Sonam Sheth,Morgan McFall-Joh…
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New UK laser weapon could be used against Russian drones in Ukraine, British defense secretary says
UK Defense Secretary Grant Shapps aims to accelerate production of the DragonFire laser system for …
Cameron Manley
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MTG nodded to her infamous 'Jewish space laser' theory in an amendment meant to mess up sending aid to Israel
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene invited comparisons to her infamous conspiracy theory by bringing up "s…
Kieran Corcoran
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Video shows the moment a man shone a laser pointer at an aircraft, risking 'catastrophic consequences,' and leading to a prison sentence
A police officer said Andrew Wilson "recklessly endangered the lives of hundreds of innocent people…
Pete Syme
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A man could face 5 years in prison for pointing a laser at a Delta Air Lines flight
A 29-year-old man could face five years in prison and a $250,000 fine after being accused of aiming…
Pete Syme
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See the moment dozens of festival-goers shone laser pointers at a passenger jet as it flew over a fireworks festival
A passenger jet was almost entirely obscured by green lasers as it flew over a fireworks festival i…
Pete Syme
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Video shows Israel testing its 'Iron Beam' air-defense system, which uses laser beams to intercept targets
Footage of the tests shows the energy-based weapons system firing high-powered laser beams at a roc…
Joshua Zitser
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Britain says it developed and test-fired a futuristic laser cannon that can shoot drones out of the sky
The weapon cost about $126 million to develop and uses a highly concentrated energy beam that trave…
Tom Porter
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After 10 years of trying, NASA finally bounced its first-ever laser beam off the lunar orbiter
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has been bouncing lasers off the Moon sinc…
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A passenger captured an alarming video of a laser aimed at a plane as it flew over Australia
Pointing a laser at an aircraft can cause pilots to become "completely" incapacitated, endangering …
Maria Noyen
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Earth received a message sent from a deep space laser — it took just 50 seconds to travel 10 million miles
This was NASA's first test of its Deep Space Optical Communications system, which could one day bri…
Marianne Guenot
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China's military claims to have found a way to build a laser weapon that can fire indefinitely
If the claims are true, it means China has leapfrogged over the US in developing high-energy laser …