Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Space ...

A new spacecraft is circling around Earth. But LightSail 2 doesn't have rockets or even solar panels. Instead, the fuel-free vehicle is soaring through space using the power of the sun's light.

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The experimental LightSail spacecraft has lost communication with Earth due to a software glitch. So far, attempts to initiate a reboot have been unsuccessful. CNET freelancer Anthony Domanico is ...

The Falcon Heavy launch at the end of June marked a series of premieres for commercial space exploration. The success of the launch meant good news for all the groups that sent hardware to space ...

(Reuters) - A small crowd-funded satellite promoted by TV host and science educator Bill Nye has been propelled into a higher orbit using only the force of sunlight blowing against its sail in space, ...

For centuries, humanity has crossed vast oceans using only the power of wind and sail. Now, that same principle could take us ...

The Space X rocket set to launch next week will have the latest Cal Poly tech on board, according to school officials. The Space X Falcon Heavy rocket has a 4-hour launch window on Monday night at the ...

Can a spacecraft orbit around the Earth using only the power of sunlight? That’s the question The Planetary Society hopes to answer this week with the LightSail 2 project, a small citizen-funded ...

Lightsails were once a thing of science fiction, evolving through several variations over the last 40 years. Now, science fiction is becoming reality. Advances in laser technology and new ultrastrong, ...