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

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US president orders work on defence shield going beyond Ronald Reagan’s ‘Star Wars’ programme that could trigger nuclear arms ...

Scientists propose using relativistic electron beams to propel spacecraft, offering a new hope for interstellar travel within a human lifetime.

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