Researchers have developed scalable lightsails, ultra-thin, reflective structures that use laser-driven radiation pressure to ...

A new method for manufacturing lightsails that can reach up 20% of the speed of light is making the technology look more ...

Researchers at TU Delft and Brown University have developed scalable nanotechnology-based lightsails that could support ...

Rocket Lab will launch a private radar imaging satellite to orbit tonight (March 14), and you can watch the action live ...

Solar panels can save money on electric bills, but a solar panel system requires a steep upfront investment — $30,000 for the average system including installation ...

“Ready to tack?” a voice shouts. Before I can ask what that means, the sails flicker and the entire boat suddenly tilts sideways. Dishes and bowls of fruit crash against each other inside the cabi ...

36,706 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?36,706 people played the daily Crossword recently. Can you solve it faster than others?

NASA's futuristic solar sail technology prototype is getting ready to launch to space this year. Like a sail on the ocean propels a boat with the wind, this space sail is meant to propel payloads ...

THE diagnosis came during her senior year of high school: ADHD—a label that many would see as a roadblock. For Jodina Attao, CEO of the Northern Marianas Technical Institute, it became the first spark ...

NASA's Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) will be visible from the ground. Find out when you can see it on the NASA app on a mobile device. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech 49ers’ Low Contract ...

THE SS UNITED STATES DEBUTED IN 1952 AND WAS CONSIDERED THE SAFEST PASSENGER SHI The SS United States is sailing near Palm Beach on its final voyage, now on its sixth day. Stay up-to-date ...