First steps taken toward developing interstellar lightsails
The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled by ultrathin sails may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. But in fact, a program started in 2016 by Stephen Hawking and ...
Scientists Say an Antimatter Engine Could Be the Key to Interstellar Travel
While an antimatter engine is very far off, researching it could yield other discoveries as well.
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Caltech Researchers Take First Experimental Steps Toward Lightsails that Could Reach Distant Star Systems (IMAGE)
The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled by ultrathin sails may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. But in fact, a program started in 2016 by Stephen Hawking and ...