For the first time, space engineers have captured the sounds of laser shots being fired on another planet. And no, this isn’t science fiction. “I am thrilled to hear a real example of the pew-pew ...

Pew pew pew! Space and lasers go together like peanut butter and jelly, at least when it comes to science fiction. Surprisingly, the reality isn't all that far off. Sure, they don't really make "pew" ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto.

Unlike Earth, our cold neighbor has an atmosphere that's roughly 100 times less dense. That's why the sounds captured by NASA's Perseverance are greatly muffled. Still, the rover continues to listen ...

NASA's latest Mars rover, Perseverance, has beamed the first acoustic recording of laser sounds taken from the red planet back to Earth. The U.S. space agency said an audio file obtained from an ...

CNN — Mars is about to be a very busy place when three separate missions arrive at the red planet in February. One of those missions includes NASA's Perseverance rover. When it lands, we'll be able to ...

On Wednesday, NASA released the first-ever recording of a laser firing on Mars. The recently landed Mars Perserance rover zapped a rock from 10 feet away. In the recording below, you can hear 30 zaps, ...

The first audio recordings on Mars reveal a quiet planet with occasional gusts of wind where two different speeds of sound would have a strange delayed effect on hearing, scientists said Friday. After ...