Alien planets are far away but extreme lasers on Earth are giving scientists a way to investigate what they're like.

Instead of trying to find a way of locating any potential extraterrestrial civilisations, maybe we should turn Earth into a giant laser lighthouse? Despite claims that our solar system may have been ...

It’s been a big weekend for space agencies, with NASA’s plans to send spacecraft to Mars using lasers and the imminent launch of an ESA ‘giant nose in the sky’ hitting headlines over the last couple ...