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

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

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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 ...

In contrast, laser sails use the momentum of photons from the laser beam to push the spacecraft forward. Breaking space news, the latest updates on rocket launches, skywatching events and more!

A McGill University researcher has discovered that Guiengola, a 15th century Zapotec site in southern Oaxaca, Mexico, which ...

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Abstract: A novel technique is proposed for estimating the angle-of-arrival (AOA) in free-space laser communication based on the shape of a laser beam spot on a flat surface. Two methods are ...