New research from McGill University shows that a powerful laser array could propel a fusion-engine spacecraft to Mars in a…
A new study by the Institute of Interstellar Studies (i4is) shows that with the right maneuver, a spacecraft could catch…
A new analysis of the fabled Bussard Ramjet shows that the spacecraft would need an impossibly big magnetic field to…
Breakthrough Initiatives just announced a collaborative effort to launch a space telescope that will search for habitable planets around Alpha…
The Planetary Society's crowdfunded solar-sailing CubeSat, LightSail 2, launched on June 25th 2019, and two years later the mission is…
New research from the Australia National University shows that millions of lasers are the way to propel Breakthrough Starshot on…
A new study led by the Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is) has found that interstellar objects like 'Oumuamua visit our…
Professor Avi Loeb's new book, Extraterrestrial, tells the tale of how he 'Oumuamua may be humanity's first interstellar messenger.
A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy shows how a "Sun Diver," a light sail that dives…
A new study by an international team of scientists addressed a major challenge with interstellar missions: how to send and…