First steps taken toward developing interstellar lightsails
The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled by ultrathin sails may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. But in fact, a program started in 2016 by Stephen Hawking and ...
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These interstellar spaceship designs are wildly impractical
Scientists’ ideas for travelling to the stars range from the the wholly improbable to the hugely expensive and very difficult, says Ed Regis ...
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The pressure to explore
A team of Caltech scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the lab.
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Relativistic electron beams: A new frontier in interstellar travel
Achieving practical interstellar travel requires overcoming the immense challenge of reaching extraordinary velocities. To ...
UNH team among groups contributing to NASA's IMAP mission
An upcoming NASA mission will feature a major piece of technology designed by a team of researchers from the University of ...
Groundbreaking Propulsion Method Using Relativistic Electron Beams Could Enable Interstellar Travel
Scientists propose using relativistic electron beams to propel spacecraft, offering a new hope for interstellar travel within ...
On this date: Voyager 1 discovers tiny moon at Saturn.
NASA Voyager 1 probe discovers Saturn’s moon, Epimetheus. Saturn would be the last planet Voyager 1 would visit before ...
More than 1 lakh tickets sold for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Interstellar’ re-release in India
The sci-fi drama starring Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Chastain, Anne Hathaway and Matt Damon, re-releases in Indian theatres ...
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Caltech Researchers Take First Experimental Steps Toward Lightsails that Could Reach Distant Star Systems (IMAGE)
The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled by ultrathin sails may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. But in fact, a program started in 2016 by Stephen Hawking and ...