A domestic think tank has developed a "solar sail" to power spacecraft using solar winds. The Korea Aerospace Research ...

Solar sails are not just a new way of moving spacecraft ... But, if you point a high power laser at it, you can accelerate your ship to relativistic speeds. This means a significant fraction ...

Solar sail technology could enhance early space weather warnings, improving protection for satellites and power grids.

NEW ORLEANS — Solar sails that allow satellites to glide on the light from the sun could soon become a reality. The ...

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System has successfully deployed ... when the sail's deployment was halted due to an ...

Theoretical solar sail ships might be able to harness the power of light energy via huge reflective sails. They would start slow, but steadily build speed as photons push them through the ...

To stay in such an orbit, a spacecraft would need another constant outward force. A solar sail could provide that continuous push, and the instruments on board could detect a CME and send us a ...

Flying on the power of the sun is definitely not a ... into the Hackaday prize as well as an actual seafaring solar powered unmanned sail boat that crossed the North Atlantic.

The Vela 9 gives households a new solar power option that operates even in low-wind situations ... A screwless folding mechanism and textile blades created from leftover sail material are key ...

NEW ORLEANS — Solar sails that allow satellites to glide on ... impacts to different types of technological systems, including power grids, GPS, farming and air traffic. Through NOAA's Space ...