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

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 ...

HELSINKI — China will launch a pair of low-cost space station resupply spacecraft this year on new commercial launch vehicles ...

Interestingly, the spacecraft would use an innovative propulsion method: lightsails. These types of reflective sails use the pressure from lasers or starlight to propel spacecraft. These ultrathin ...

A team of scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the lab. The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft ...

The Znamya project had the potential to change the world. The BBC's Tomorrow's World reported on an experiment that was ...

Interestingly, the spacecraft would use an innovative propulsion method: lightsails. These types of reflective sails use the pressure from lasers or starlight to propel spacecraft. These ultrathin ...