These are not just laser guns or energy blasts ... a glowing mouth that grinds planets into pieces. It drifts through space with one goal, which is total destruction. The weapon powers itself ...

From the gigantic Star Destroyer rumbling overhead in the opening of A New Hope to the rebel assault on the second Death Star, frantic space combat has typified the Star Wars franchise. Atomic Mass ...

low-power laser guns, old fashioned bayonets, and slow, clunky tanks slammed together on a budget – and they often win. That's a compelling theme for sci-fi wargamers. Sure, the most famous defenders ...

Laser-cooled atomic gases, gases of atoms chilled to temperatures around absolute zero using laser technologies, have proved ...

The SSC said Thursday the three companies will develop space laser communication terminal prototypes in Phase 2 of the $100 million EST program. The contract, under the Space Enterprise Consortium ...

The European Space Agency (ESA) is getting ready for the launch of an atomic clock system that aims to validate elements of Einstein’s theory of general relativity but could have implications ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announced a new strategic direction for its NIKE laser-target ...

QuantX personnel conducting environmental testing on the optical frequency comb, which is a key optical atomic clock technology that will be launched into space for testing. (QuantX Labs ...

China has achieved a milestone feat, making the first-ever laser ranging measurement from ... It could have applications for major deep-space exploration missions, including the China-led ...

To achieve such cosmic speeds, NASA’s guns combine an initial stage relying on gunpowder that is subsequently boosted by a second stage of highly compressed hydrogen gas. One of Sierra Space’s ...