It uses several laser emitters to create what's called pseudothermal illumination. These laser beams are sent toward the spy's target, and two telescopes record their reflected intensity.

For a while missiles looked like potential prey. They have thin skins and are packed with fuel and explosives. Merely damaging the shell of a supersonic missile can create drag, causing it to tumble ...

Space; Russia’s reportedly building a satellite-blinding laser — an expert explains what that means The basic idea: to dazzle the optical sensors of other nations’ spy satellites ...

The US-owned satellite was capable of producing similar green laser beams; however, after a string of recent UFO activity was allegedly connected to China, the agency reversed its prior claim.

Astronomers have revealed that a Chinese satellite fired green laser beams over the state of Hawaii – at a time when tensions are boiling over between Beijing and Washington after several ...

A fiber laser can carve super intricate designs into any metal in just 10 seconds. The laser is getting so hot the metal is vaporizing away, yet it does nothing to our skin. As we play the video ...

Multi-petawatt lasers such as Romania’s Extreme Light Infrastructure (ELI) can blast double laser beams at 10 petawatts each. A petawatt is 10 15 watts, or about 10,000,000,000,000 standard ...