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

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

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

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 ...

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

The concept is to use lasers to propel miniature space probes attached to "lightsails" to reach ultrafast speeds and eventually our nearest star system, Alpha Centauri. Caltech is leading the ...