A recent breakthrough in nanotechnology could drastically accelerate the timeline of future space missions. Scientists from ...

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Researchers have developed scalable lightsails, ultra-thin, reflective structures that use laser-driven radiation pressure to ...

Scientists have taken an exciting step toward sending tiny spacecraft to other stars. A team from Brown University in the U.S ...

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Researchers at TU Delft and Brown University have developed scalable nanotechnology-based lightsails that could support ...