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There are Plenty of Uses for Powerful Lasers in Space. But Where Should We Put Them?
Is it time for space lasers yet? Almost. As time passes, ideas that were once confined to the realm of…
2 months ago
Shields Up, Mr. Sulu! Cruising At 20% Speed Of Light Has Some Inherent Risks
A recent study by funded by Starshot attempts to address one of the biggest challenges in interstellar travel - the…
8 years ago
Prof. Lubin Wants to Send Our Digital Selves to the Stars
Prof. Lupin of UCSB recently launched a crowdfunding campaign to create "Voices of Humanity", a project aimed at equipping all…
8 years ago
Finding Aliens May Be Even Easier Than Previously Thought
Thanks to breakthroughs like Breakthrough Starshot, it may be easier to find extra-terrestrial intelligence, by looking for signs of laser…
8 years ago
Laser-blasting System Could Vaporize Big Asteroids
The uncanny -- but unrelated -- combination of today's close flyby of Asteroid 2012 DA14 and the meteor that created…
12 years ago