The future of space exploration includes some rather ambitious plans to send missions farther from Earth than ever before. Beyond…
New research from the Institute for Interstellar Studies explains how swarms of thousands of tiny spacecraft could maintain communications with…
A new proposal for a pellet-beam spacecraft could enable interstellar missions and a Solar Gravitational Lens in a matter of…
A new study from UCLA shows how laser-driven light sails could be a cost-effective method for exploring the Solar System…
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 an international team of scientists addressed a major challenge with interstellar missions: how to send and…
A new study takes a look at the challenges of sending and receiving data over interstellar distances using tight-beam lasers
Researchers with the UCSB Experimental Cosmology Group recently conducted a successful stratospheric test of their wafercraft, which could be traveling…
First proposed in the early 20th century, and a staple of science fiction for over a century, the concept of…
A recent study by an international team of scientists looked at Project Starshot and assessed the likelihood of its success,…