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Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research focuses on understanding how ultrathin materials respond to radiation pressure, a critical step toward creating stable, high-speed space probes. The idea of using ultrathin sails to travel through interstellar space might sound like science fiction…
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From Sci-Fi to Reality: Laser-Powered Sails Are Changing the Future of Space Travel
Kimm Fesenmaier California Institute of Technology
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Caltech scientists are developing laser-driven lightsails that could push spacecraft beyond our solar system. Their research focuses on understanding how ultrathin materials respond to radiation pressure, a critical step toward creating stable, high-speed space probes. The idea of using ultrathin sails to travel through interstellar space might sound like science fiction…
