While a laser pointer's distance is influenced by many factors, including atmospheric conditions, you might be surprised to ...

A laser pointer's beam can reach miles into the sky, yet its bright dot seems to vanish on your TV. Here's what's actually ...

Older cameras are more susceptible to damage from laser pointers, and you'd have to have an illegal-strength laser to do ...

The videos from [styropyro] are always amusing and informative. However, ironically for him, he is alarmed that many green laser pointers are more powerful than they are supposed to be. Sure, you ...

Like a lot of people, I own multiple laser pointers. These come in handy when I do public speaking for work, but that's only once a month or so. And with the sad passing of our dog back in December ...

It's like a light gun game, but with lasers.

A laser pointer can be fun when playing with your cat, but these devices can actually be very dangerous if used improperly.

For many years, one of the biggest stumbling blocks I faced at star parties was the confusion that arose whenever I tried to show attendees the locations of notable stars and constellations or the ...

Every now and then, one of my columns elicits enough reader response to merit a follow-up. Such is the case with a piece I wrote on green laser pointers (November 2013), in which I outlined their ...