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 ...

How can lightsail technology advance to help humanity travel to other star systems? This is what a recent study published in ...

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

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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 ...

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 ...

It is unlike chemical propulsion that involves combustion and high thrust, but instead, these systems-electrical, nuclear, and solar sail propulsion-will offer extensive operational life ...