The experiment also showed that tuning the light beam controlled the propulsion—the stronger the laser, the greater the ...

Dozens of times over the last decade NASA scientists have launched laser beams at a reflector the size of a paperback novel about 240,000 miles (385,000 kilometers) away from Earth. They announced ...

A beam of electrons crossed just a few millimeters of plasma, then helped trigger an effect that usually belongs to massive ...

Star Catcher's demonstration showed how multi-wavelength lasers, beam steering, and standard solar cells could support future ...

A string of recent experiments has moved desktop-scale particle accelerators from theoretical curiosity to working prototypes ...

The properties of dense helium (He) — which happens to be a principal constituent of giant gas planets like Jupiter — at thermodynamic conditions between those of condensed matter and high-temperature ...

Experts at the BELLA Center used dual laser beams focused onto a sheet of gas to reach a milestone energy in laser-driven electron acceleration. Four members of the larger team gathered with the ...