The Luxor Sky Beam pierces the night sky above the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas. It attracts thousands of visitors ...

A mysterious beam of light seen in the skies from the western states on the night of May 16 might have been the result of a more conventional source, and not a portal to another dimension like some on ...

In a discovery that challenges conventional optics, scientists have managed to make a laser beam cast its own shadow—a feat previously thought impossible, as light typically passes through other light ...

There are lots of situations where getting a look at the human brain can be very helpful. Unfortunately, our heads are famously opaque, so decades of research and development have gone into finding ...

The Tribute in Light, an annual art installation in remembrance of the September 11 attacks, was tested on September 5, 2024, ahead of its 23rd anniversary. It consists of 88 vertical searchlights ...

Researchers from MIT, Cambridge, Mass., and elsewhere have developed what they call “a new class of photonic devices that ...