A conceptual laser thermal propulsion space mission to Mars ... Even going at the speed of light, it would take four years to get there. Thus, a probe intending to travel that far would want ...

For centuries, space travel has been limited by traditional propulsion ... laser-driven membranes that could potentially accelerate small spacecraft to a significant fraction of the speed of light.

NASA has a new trick up its sleeve for space communication. In July 2024, the Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) ...

If we achieve advanced nuclear, antimatter propulsion or other advance propulsion it would be possible to achieve near ...

Per ScienceAlert, NASA recently posted a video where scientist Philip Lubin talked about the possibility of building a laser ... a propulsion system would entail “using a very intense light ...