Optical laser uses shockwaves to peer inside distant planets

Scientists at SLACs National Accelerator Laboratory are able to peer even further into space thanks to an improved optical laser. The laser uses shockwaves to create high pressure conditions in materials, and the materials response is then captured by an ultra-bright X-ray laser, revealing whats going on inside planets and meteors. Upgrades to the optical laser means its now three times more powerful, with the equivalent power of 17 Teslas discharging their 100 kilowatt-hour batte…<...
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