When aviation pioneer Bertrand Piccard a decade ago spearheaded a much-hyped flight around the world in a plane powered by ...

Perhaps the most significant technical development revealed by the survey is the dramatic increase in interest in remote ...

Lightsails operate by harnessing radiation pressure from a light source, such as the Sun or lasers, to propel a spacecraft.

SLAC researchers studying laser-driven proton acceleration introduced a self-replenishing water sheet target to address the ...

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

ALIENS could discover humans on Earth by spotting one of 12 signs, scientists say. Topping the list is a clue that could be ...

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

Marx suggested that if an interstellar vehicle were driven by the pressure exerted on it by a light beam transmitted from the Earth, then, because the recoil momentum and energy would now be ...

Scientists are developing miniature lightsails that could travel at unprecedented speeds, potentially enabling interstellar ...