International Space Station could use laser to blast space debris

International Space Station could use laser to blast space debris

Scientists want to add a laser to the International Space Station to better monitor space debris, which could lead to the ability to blast the junk into pieces. CBSN's Parvati Shallow and Vladimir Duthiers discuss the proposed technology.

CERN Scientists Successfully Laser-Cool Antimatter for the First Time

The result opens the door to considerably more precise studies of the response of antimatter to light and of how it behaves under the influence of gravity. Swansea University physicists, as leading members of the ALPHA collaboration at CERN, have demonstrated laser cooling of antihydrogen atoms for

CERN proposes “space elevator” accelerator

Update: Did you enjoy our April Fools’ day story? If you want to find out about the antimatter research that is really going on at CERN, check out this recent update: https://home.cern/news/press-release/experiments/alpha-cools-antimatter-using-laser-light-first-time, and read all about the Antiproton Decelerator: https://home.cern/science/accelerators/antiproton-decelerator. “Do antimatter apples fall up?” is a question that is certain to aggra…