University of California, Berkeley, astronomers have taken advantage of a recently mounted laser guide star system at UC’s Lick Observatory to obtain sharp, twinkle-free images of the faint dusty ...

Ground-based telescopes have long contended with atmospheric turbulence that diminishes image clarity, and the advent of adaptive optics combined with laser guide stars has been transformative in ...

The European Southern Observatory (ESO), together with laser companies MPB Communications, Toptica Potonics and High Finesse, have announced that a novel 63W CW experimental guide star laser has ...

Fulfilling a 2017 contract with European Southern Observatory for the ELT, which could use up to eight guide star lasers. Follow that star! Artist's rendering of ESO's Extremely Large Telescope. With ...

Researchers design CubeSats with lasers to provide steady reference light for telescopes investigating distant planets. There are more than 3,900 confirmed planets beyond our solar system. Most of ...

Engineers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a laser-based system to improve the performance of car collision warning systems. The U.S. Department of ...

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In some applications, bigger lasers mean better lasers. That is the case in astronomy, where lasers are used for everything from telescope calibration to satellite communication. The European Southern ...

LaserMax today announced the official debut of the H&K VP9 red Guide Rod. This Guide Rod Laser joins LaserMax’s well-established line of red Guide Rod Lasers for popular semi-auto pistols. LaserMax ...

A laser pointed at a stormy sky can divert the paths of potentially dangerous lightning strikes, a new study shows. Using a car-size prototype assembled atop a Swiss peak, an international group of ...