The increasingly widespread applications of laser pointers and the growing number of incidents in connection with these devices being misused have aroused concerns about laser pointer safety. Recent ...

To astronomers, the new breed of hand-held laser pointer is a way to write in the sky, its two-mile-long beam allowing them to trace constellations and point out individual stars. To a lost hiker, the ...

Pilots are reporting a massive uptick in being hit by laser pointers from the ground since the drone panic took off earlier this month, according to new data from the Federal Aviation ...

QUANTICO, Va. (AFNS) — As the Office of Special Investigations safeguards the Department of the Air Force, they are confronting a surge in incidents involving laser pointers, which pose significant ...

Many of the anti-gun letters suggest the authors have no clue about existing gun regulations, purpose and importance of the Second Amendment, need and right to self-defense, nor the mechanics and ...

Carolyn Trietsch recently defended her Ph.D. in entomology at Penn State. You can view her website or follow her on Twitter @carolyntrietsch. Laser pointers are perhaps the most abused visual aids in ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Illinois State Police arrested a man accused of pointing a laser pointer at planes flying out of O'Hare and Midway airports last week. Around 9:45 p.m. on Thursday, a spotter and pilot ...

Even a laser beam to the face can’t stop Tom Brady. But pointing a laser at him could lead to criminal charges and a permanent ban from an NFL stadium. It could also lead the NFL to rethink stadium ...

Your mom was right: those little laser pointers can be dangerous! Some handheld green lasers suffer from manufacturing defects that can create a hazardous infrared emission. The US government wants ...

CHICAGO (WAND) — A Berkeley, Illinois man has been arrested for using a laser pointer to target aircraft. Saul Martinez Castanon, 36, was arrested by Illinois State Police on June 22. “Targeting ...