Northrop Grumman tests new laser weapon

Northrop Grumman tests new laser weapon: "Practical laser weapons came another step closer to reality recently as defense contractor Northrop Grumman tested the latest version of its Firestrike solid-state lasers. On May 1st, the company announced that it had completed trials at its Redondo Beach laboratory of a more powerful and rugged generation of its slab lasers, that combine with improved sensor capacities to create a general laser component that can provide the military with a wide range of greatly enhanced defensive and offensive laser capabilities."

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NASA’s Dawn spacecraft unlocks secrets of giant asteroid

NASA’s Dawn spacecraft unlocks secrets of giant asteroid: "After becoming the first probe to enter orbit around an object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter in July 2011, NASA’s Dawn spacecraft has spent the last 10 months orbiting said object - the giant asteroid Vesta. During that period it has captured more than 20,000 images of Vesta and a multitude of data from different wavelengths of radiation. What it reveals is an asteroid that in many ways shares more in common with a small planet or Earth’s moon than it does with another asteroid."

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Earth from Space: A 121 Megapixel Peek at Our Planet [Video] - How-To Geek

Earth from Space: A 121 Megapixel Peek at Our Planet [Video] - How-To Geek: "This beautiful video was created using 121 megapixel images of the Earth’s surface–to date, the highest resolution images available."

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60,000 Dominoes Come Crashing Down [Video] - How-To Geek

60,000 Dominoes Come Crashing Down [Video] - How-To Geek: "If you love watching a good Domino construction come crashing down but you just don’t have the time for a long video, you can watch 60,000 come crashing down in seconds here"

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