Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...

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"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to ...

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LISA is set to revolutionize our understanding of the gravitational universe and the interactions that make the entire cosmos ...

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Rosatom scientists have developed a laboratory prototype for a plasma electro-reactive rocket engine based on a magnetic ...

SCIENTISTS have unveiled several options to stop 2024 YR4, an asteroid the size of a football pitch from smashing into Earth. It comes after an expert warned that the chance of the giant space ...

Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for ...