If you've been following exoplanet research over the last couple of years, you've definitely heard of K2-18b. Located 124 light years away in the constellation Leo, it's attracted a lot of attention ...

A lucky alignment of galaxies allowed researchers to identify the most powerful and distant "space laser" ever found.

One weapon designed to combat drones is straight out of a science fiction movie, capable of incinerating aircraft out of the sky: Sunray, a high-energy beam.

Every alien in Ben 10: Alien Force is incredible, but who are the most powerful among them all?

Pills and potions don't always cut it - when it comes to this fungal infection, we need to bring out the big guns ...

Casimir cavities are mysterious spaces between microscopic metal plates in a vacuum. Areas of diminished energy between the plates cause them to push toward each other, as if trying to fill the ...

For more than 60 years, scientists have been scanning the skies for signs of intelligent life beyond Earth. Using powerful telescopes, they have searched for unusual radio signals, brief laser flashes ...

For decades, scientists have been actively searching for signs of extraterrestrial life. Fromradio waves to laser flashes and ...

Israeli defence technology firm Rafael is touting the recent battlefield deployment of its Iron Beam air defence system as proof that laser weapons have finally come into their own. The ground-based ...

The future arrived on December 28, 2025 as the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) announced that Iron Beam became the first high-energy tactical laser weapon to be fully integrated and cleared for operations ...

The Iron Beam laser system is now being fielded by Israel. (Israel Ministry of Defense) JERUSALEM – Israel has officially conscripted its new SIGMA 155 self-propelled howitzer and Iron Beam laser ...

Forward-looking: Columbia University researchers have developed a compact photonics chip capable of producing dozens of laser wavelengths from a single high-power source, a breakthrough that could ...