Lightsails operate by harnessing radiation pressure from a light source, such as the Sun or lasers, to propel a spacecraft.

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 ...

Scientists Claim That Gravitational Waves Could Retrace the Origins of Black Holes in Dense Stars Black holes have always ...

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

The Tetrahedron Constellation Gravitational Wave Observatory would consist of four satellites positioned in space ...

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

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

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