A laser phased array directed energy system has been designed and simulated. Lubin and Hughes calculated the requirements and possibilities for DE-STAR systems of several sizes, ranging from a desktop ...

The impossible task of traveling 25.6 trillion miles to Alpha Centauri, our closest star, is now possible. Using a Directed Energy System for Targeting of Asteroids and exploRation (DE-STAR), a ...

Researchers have recently demonstrated the most complex 2-D optical phased array ever. A new 2-D optical phased array technology will enable advanced LADAR and other defense applications. Most people ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Launching the first-ever interstellar mission won't be easy. On Tuesday (April 12), a group of ...

This past Friday was not a good day for asteroid-human relations with asteroid 2012 DA14 passing a mere 27,700 km (17,200 miles) from the Earth just a few hours after a meteor exploded over the ...

Potentially hazardous asteroids are still looming large in the minds of scientists engaged in planetary defense issues. Numerous strategies describing deflection of near-Earth objects (NEOs) have been ...