Researchers develop new design and fabrication method to make lightsails for interstellar travel
March 27, 2025
March 27, 2025
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 27 -- Brown University posted the following news:
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Researchers develop new design and fabrication method to make lightsails for interstellar travel
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Since its launch in 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has traveled over 15 billion miles into deep space. That's a long way -- but it's not even 1% of the distance to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to the sun. If humans . . .
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Researchers develop new design and fabrication method to make lightsails for interstellar travel
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -- Since its launch in 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has traveled over 15 billion miles into deep space. That's a long way -- but it's not even 1% of the distance to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to the sun. If humans . . .