X-ray glow from massive cluster of galaxies captured by ESA’s XMM-Newton space observatory. Credit: ESA/XMM-Newton (X-rays); CFHT-LS (optical); XXL Survey
Two research projects based on photonics have begun that could lead to early detection and better treatment of cancer
The Hawaii Supreme Court has ruled that construction of the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) will be permitted to continue on Mauna Kea
NASA optical physicists are exploring the use of femtosecond lasers to join dissimilar materials in the manufacturing of spaceflight instruments.
Described in Optics Letters, the new laser will make it possible to correct calculations of celestial coordinates of the Moon in order to improve the accuracy of satellite navigation
On 22 August, a powerful lidar instrument was launched into orbit by the European Space Agency as part of the first space mission to acquire profiles of the wind on a global scale
At Photonics West, Jessica Rowbury spoke to Bridgesat, a company developing the ground infrastructure for satellite communication
The UK Space Agency is working with Glyndŵr University’s OpTIC Technology Centre and the SETsquared Partnership to launch an entrepreneurial programme to get more entrepreneurs into space
The Optical Society (OSA) has announced that the Guide Star Alliance has been selected to receive the 2017 Paul F Forman Team Engineering Excellence Award
MIT researchers have produced a new chip-mounted terahertz laser that has been selected by NASA to measure emissions from the interstellar medium
Matthew Dale takes a look at some of the space technologies presented at Laser World of Photonics, including lidar for global methane analysis and laser communication technology
