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

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

Another IVO quantum inertia drive is in orbit now and will be turned on within a few to ten weeks and then operated for many ...

Proposal to close State College in 1953, Pa. nuclear plant problem in 1979, Exxon Valdez oil spill in 1989, "Titanic" wins 11 ...

WR 104 is notable not just for the rarity of Wolf-Rayet stars in the galaxy, but also for the spiral shape its escaping dust ...

The sail contained solar panels and instruments ... The satellites measured things like UV light, X-rays, and gamma radiation. The data was recorded on tape and transmitted to Earth via FM telemetry.

Commercial shade sails in Brisbane provide more than just shelter. Learn how you can use them to attract more customers.

Our struggle to predict the future is partly a failure of language. Phrases like “fair chance” and “highly likely” are vague and ambiguous.

The first direct visual evidence of the supermassive black hole in the centre of Messier 87 and its shadow. Event Horizon ...

SpaceX and other companies plan to launch tens of thousands of satellites, which could mar astronomical observations and pollute the atmosphere.

Spinnaker 3, designed to speed up the deorbiting of spacecraft massing up to 400 kg, is stowed in a 20 cm cube and deploys an 18.8 square meter sail ... Each satellite has radiation monitoring ...