"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to ...

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

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

Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...

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 ...

"Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra speed boost from flying by planets, or from swinging by the sun for a boost, just don't have the ability to scale to useful interstellar speeds ...

Scientists’ ideas for travelling to the stars range from the the wholly improbable to the hugely expensive and very difficult ...

Most people hear “spacecraft” and envision rockets blasting into space, but they’re often not aware of the meticulous ...

But a higher-energy version of this phenomenon could use a ground- or space ... lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances ...