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

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

Russian scientists claim to have developed a plasma electric rocket engine that could enable travel to Mars in just one to ...

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

Scientists at the California Institute of Technology have taken a major step toward developing lightsails that could one day ...

The idea of a lightsail comes from the fact that radiation pressure represents a mechanical pressure acting on a surface due ...

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

Caltech researchers develop a platform to characterize ultrathin membranes for lightsails, advancing the quest for ...

Can lightsails be the future of deep space exploration? This is what a recent study published in Nature Photonics hopes to address as a team of researchers | Space ...

A team of scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the lab.