Getty Images/iStockphoto Despite its name, the ship doesn’t run on solar panels (yet). Instead, it uses only liquefied natural gas to sail her week- to two-week-long jaunts. (Her nearly twin ...

In the same way, the captain of a sailing ship can sail against, or sometimes into wind by adjusting sail angle and position so the solar sail can be used to generate thrust in the required direction.

The idea of solar sails has been around for decades. The concept is very similar to that of a traditional sail ship, but instead of wind, it is propelled by light from the sun (or a powerful laser).

Wind turbines are more efficient than solar panels — they harness ... which makes rotor sails to add wind propulsion to cargo ships but has also developed a design meant to store the wind ...

Ships, after all, were common enough in the ... And we believe it will fundamentally advance the technology of spaceflight. Solar sailing is elegant not only in concept but also in its efficiency.

NEW ORLEANS — Solar sails that allow satellites to glide on the light from the sun could soon become a reality. The technology would allow scientists to provide earlier warnings of space weather ...

A domestic think tank has developed a "solar sail" to power spacecraft using solar winds. The Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) on Feb. 13 said it developed and demonstrated the prototype of a ...

NASA is one of a few agencies developing a new way to sail through space, on the power of the solar wind. Andrew Gioia contributed to an earlier version of this video. Follow Tech Insider ...

The sails significantly reduce reliance on fossil fuels. The ship’s gas engines can be throttled down when a boost from the wind is available, saving precious fuel and cutting emissions.

The ship will be equipped with three retractable wind sails integrated with solar panels, contra-rotating propellers, and multiple thrusters. The three autonomous platforms will host 1,500 m² of ...