Lasers Can Melt Through Extraterrestrial Ice Efficiently

Lasers Can Melt Through Extraterrestrial Ice Efficiently
By Andy Tomaswick (https://ift.tt/TjCJ5ZX)

Lasers aren’t just useful for entertaining cats or pointing out features of powerpoint slides. They can also drill holes on icy extraterrestrial bodies from comets to Mars polar caps. At least according to a new paper in Acta Astronautica by researchers at the Technical University of Dresden, who describe a new laser drill for use on icy surfaces throughout our solar system.

September 13, 2025 at 04:57PM
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