Black holes do not have many defining characteristics that can help astronomers trace back their origins. Fortunately, new ...

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

LISA is set to revolutionize our understanding of the gravitational universe and the interactions that make the entire cosmos ...

The LIGO-India Education and Public Outreach (LIEPO) team organised Star Fest at Hingoli in Maharashtra, the site of the ...

"The lightsail will travel faster than any previous spacecraft, with potential to eventually open interstellar distances to ...

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

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

TEGO revolutionizes gravitational wave detection with its tetrahedral spacecraft formation, improving sensitivity and ...

A team of scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the lab.

These vibrations are primarily driven by heat from the laser, making it difficult to isolate the effect of radiation pressure ...