Several intergalactic fights have been shown on the big screen for decades. However, there seems to be a difference between the fiction and the reality of it. Guns and bullets, a prominent part of ...

On Earth, gunshots are influenced by familiar forces: gravity pulls the bullet down, air slows it due to friction, and the person shooting is held steady on the ground. Beyond the confines of our ...

If you see a soldier shooting into the air, run for shelter first and cringe later. Falling bullets cause injuries and deaths. A bullet shot straight up into the sky will fly upwards until its initial ...

Depending on your favorite science fiction franchise, you likely know all about shooting lasers, phasers, and other photon-based weapons in space. That's all well and good, but what about traditional ...