NASA’s ACS3 mission shows the space agency’s commitment to solar sail technology. What does the future of solar sails look ...

It seems crazy, but light actually exerts a physical force on objects. It could power a new generation of spacecraft for deep ...

A NASA spacecraft erected a large, foil solar sail in orbit around Earth last week, after a failed attempt days earlier.

Some researchers believe solar sails could advance space travel in the future by allowing the development of spacecraft that are lightweight yet can still travel great distances without the need ...

Then, on Aug. 29, the agency confirmed this sail successfully unfurled itself in outer space. Yet, we still didn't have official photographic evidence of this for some time. Now, as of Sept.

A team of college students built the SBUDNIC satellite using off-the-shelf components, including AA batteries.

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On Aug. 29, the ASC3 spacecraft deployed its 860-square-foot solar sail from an altitude about 600 miles above Earth—roughly twice as high as the International Space Station. While in orbit ...

Kepler believed that a space sail could one day capture the Sun’s rays the same way a boat sail uses the wind. “Light is pushing on all of us right now, it’s just this little teeny tiny bit ...

After over four months in space, NASA’s Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) has successfully deployed its solar sail, marking a significant advancement in space propulsion technology.