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Space solar power stations could accidentally fry nearby satellites with laser beams
The US and China are racing to build space-based solar power infrastructure that would beam electricity down to Earth 24/7.
In space, no one can hear you scream about permitting delays. That’s the theory behind an ever-growing number of ...
Thanks to decades of Hollywood influence, when we think of lasers we typically think of laser beams. But this conception is actually quite misguided, as lasers need very specific circumstances in ...
In a development straight out of an iconic science fiction novel, laser beams from the Sun sent directly to Earth may be the ...
The use of invisible lasers in space may sound like something from science fiction, but it's real. NASA's upcoming Laser Communications Relay Demonstration could revolutionize the way the agency ...
Space-based solar power advances with microwave and laser transmission, orbital assembly, and cost reductions, aiming for ...
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 ...
Jules Verne is often praised as the writer who put the “science” into science fiction, capturing the imagination of an entire generation with his novel From the Earth to the Moon, published in 1865.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Muon Space, a leading end‑to‑end space systems provider specializing in mission‑optimized satellite constellations, today announced an agreement ...
O’Fallon, MO – August 1, 2025 – RPMC Lasers, the leading laser distributor in North America with nearly 30 years of excellence, is proud to highlight its expanded focus on space-based laser solutions.
The U.S. Space Force (and the Air Force before it) have been flying the Boeing X-37B spaceplane drone since 2010, demonstrating how advanced vehicles like this could maneuver on orbit and testing out ...
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