The idea of a lightsail comes from the fact that radiation pressure represents a mechanical pressure acting on a surface due ...

Can lightsails be the future of deep space exploration? This is what a recent study published in Nature Photonics hopes to address as a team of researchers | Space ...

Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for ...

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) signaled Thursday that former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination for director of national ...

A team of scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the lab.

Scientists are developing miniature lightsails that could travel at unprecedented speeds, potentially enabling interstellar ...

The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled by ultrathin sails may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. But in fact, a program started in 2016 by Stephen Hawking and ...

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