Laser pushed sails—ultrathin need reflective structures that are square meters but weight a gram. If the sails and the ...

A new method for manufacturing lightsails that can reach up 20% of the speed of light is making the technology look more viable than ever.

Scientists mapped turbulent energy in the interstellar medium with record resolution, revealing magnetic effects and insights into galactic structure and star formation. (Nanowerk News) Unlike the ...

Researchers suggest the universe's background radiation has been overestimated, potentially challenging the standard model of cosmology and our understanding of early galaxy formation. Space, time and ...