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Lasers blowing up water

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For the first time ever, scientists were able to film how X-ray bursts split a beam of water at incredible speeds — as fast as five-billionths of a second. And the result looks amazing.

Produced by Matthew Stuart. Original reporting by Sarah Kramer.

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