For centuries, space travel has been limited by traditional propulsion methods, with chemical rockets remaining the primary ...

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

Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences HELSINKI — China could look to laser power transmission from lunar orbit to supply spacecraft on the moon and solve one of the big challenges for its lunar ...

The X-shaped building in southwestern China could help China pull ahead in the race to master a futuristic clean energy ...

TAU Systems is developing laser-plasma accelerators to simulate cosmic rays and accelerate testing of electronics for deep ...

"Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra speed boost from flying by planets, or from swinging by the sun for a boost, just don't have the ability to scale to useful interstellar speeds ...

Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket ... researchers can calculate the force of the laser beam and its power. "There are numerous challenges involved in developing a membrane that ...

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

The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled ... as a power meter to measure both the force and power of the laser beam. "The device represents a small lightsail ...

According to Milton, electronics used in deep space today are about thirty ... Mirrors and prisms alter the laser’s path so it can gain more power. (Credit: Todd Bailey/KXAN) By testing ...