Lightsails have hit another speed bump on the road to interstellar travel
Laser-powered lightsails are one of the coolest answers to spaceflight. It might not be as sci-fi-sounding as a…
Physicists believe that warp drive could exist in the next 100 years
Warp drive has long lived in science fiction, but physicists now treat it as a real, if deeply…
Laser-driven metajets show promise for spacecraft propulsion
Researchers at Texas A&M University have demonstrated a laser-driven propulsion system that can lift and steer tiny objects…
Inside Chrysalis: This 36-mile generational starship could keep 1,000 humans alive for 250 years beyond the Solar System |
Source: Discover Magazine The proposed interstellar spacecraft, called Chrysalis, can carry 1,000 people on a one-way trip into…