The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled by ultrathin sails may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. But in fact, a program started in 2016 by Stephen Hawking and ...

Powered by laser light, this tiny sail lays the groundwork for future advances in lightsail technology and the potential for ...

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

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss President Trump's third week back in office, DOGE and Elon Musk's efforts to downsize the federal government, working across the aisle in the ...

Scientists are developing miniature lightsails that could travel at unprecedented speeds, potentially enabling interstellar ...

What’s more, Webb used its Near Infrared Camera (NIRCam) instrument to observe glowing interstellar gas and dust illuminated by a supernova explosion approximately 350 years ago. The material glows in ...

While an antimatter engine is very far off, researching it could yield other discoveries as well.

Matter in intergalactic space is not randomly scattered - it forms a vast network of filamentary structures that make up the ...