"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to direct spacecraft exploration." Scientists at the California Institute ...

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

The Iron Dome boosts U.S. missile defense with $19.5 billion for interceptors, Aegis Ashore installations, space sensors, and ...

But the vision for Trump’s next-generation system, including space-based lasers ... would require laser beams effective over hundreds of kilometres. No such technology currently exists.

But a higher-energy version of this phenomenon could use a ground- or space-based laser beam to push a lightsail on a spacecraft in a more directed way. With the beam providing a source of ...

Cryogenic propellant is tricky to store but ETA Space believes they have a solution. Last week, the company gathered to watch the rollout of their payload, called LoxSat, at the start of its ...

Rocket bodies tend to be massive and heat resistant, posing an increased risk. Space debris from rocket bodies orbiting Earth is posing an increased threat to aircraft while falling from space ...

In that position, she spent 20 years leading NASA’s efforts to secure funding for a space-based telescope—one that eventually became the Hubble. For her pains, she was affectionately nicknamed ...

Space startups ... study using laser-equipped satellites to remove debris from orbit, an experimental approach to the increasingly imminent problem of orbital congestion. Tokyo-based Orbital ...

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Multinational Research Project Shows How Life on Earth Can Be Measured from Space Feb. 6, 2025 — Measurements and data collected from space can be used to better understand life on Earth.