Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research ...

The idea of a lightsail comes from the fact that radiation pressure represents a mechanical pressure acting on a surface due ...

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

Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for ...

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