Caltech researchers develop a platform to characterize ultrathin membranes for lightsails, advancing the quest for ...

Sailing has been a mainstay of human history for millennia, so it's no surprise that scientists would apply it to traveling ...

Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for interstellar propulsion. The cluster of 13 burials, all facing west ...