The energy sent is low-intensity, invisible infrared light, which allows ground-based solar projects to generate power even when the sun is not shining. Unlike other concepts, Overview’s wide-beam ...

DARPA, the U.S. military’s advanced research agency, is funding space laser projects amid simmering concerns that America’s strategic adversaries are already developing this satellite-disabling ...

The advancement will help transmit much greater volumes of data between Earth and space. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. NASA has ...

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory is set to launch the Space Wireless Energy Laser Link (SWELL) to demonstrate laser power beaming in space as part of the scheduled U.S. Department of Defense Space ...

Fast communications could speed up science on the asteroid mission. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A NASA laser just fired ...

If you’re in Seattle within sight of the Space Needle this Friday night, look up toward the Needle around 7:30 p.m. and you’ll see colorful lasers washing over Seattle’s skies. These lasers are a part ...