Chinese scientists have engineered a state-of-the-art satellite equipped with laser technology. The satellite, operating in ...

A further grant of US$1.3 million is allowing scientists to design a centre-launch laser telescope that will be installed behind the secondary mirror of the Keck II. Light from the laser is ...

An curved arrow pointing right. On April 26, the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope achieved “first light” on its new optics system, shooting four lasers into the sky for ...

[Styropyro’s] handheld, DIY laser rifle, or Laser Telescope Blaster as he calls it, works for long distances. His solution lies in some surprising physics: the larger the diameter of the beam ...

The project aims to scan the night sky to search for an unmistakable "smoking gun" proving the existence of an extraterrestrial civilization.

From 2035, the Einstein Telescope will be able to study gravitational waves with unprecedented accuracy. For the telescope, ...

W. M. Keck Observatory’s laser guide star adaptive optics (LGS AO) system uses a laser to create an artificial star to measure for atmospheric distortions. This results in sharp, high-resolution ...

Federal President Steinmeier visits Chile's observatories threatened by industrial pollution, emphasizing the need for ...