"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to ...
The idea of a lightsail comes from the fact that radiation pressure represents a mechanical pressure acting on a surface due ...
Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for ...
Caltech researchers develop a platform to characterize ultrathin membranes for lightsails, advancing the quest for ...
Can lightsails be the future of deep space exploration? This is what a recent study published in Nature Photonics hopes to address as a team of researchers | Space ...
A team of scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the lab.
Scientists are developing miniature lightsails that could travel at unprecedented speeds, potentially enabling interstellar ...
The ultimate goal of the lightsail project is to drive a freely accelerating lightsail that is 10 square meters in area and 100 nm or less in thickness. In this first experimental step, the Caltech ...
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