Scientists’ ideas for travelling to the stars range from the the wholly improbable to the hugely expensive and very difficult, says Ed Regis ...

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 ...

"Chemical rockets that we use today, even with the extra speed boost from flying by planets, or from swinging by the sun for ...

Communication is key. That’s true on Earth and it’s true in space. But in space, you need to contend with a crucial fact of ...

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

Christopher Nolan’s iconic film titled Interstellar was released in the year 2014 and is an extremely visual and exquisite ...

Achieving practical interstellar travel requires overcoming the immense challenge of reaching extraordinary velocities. To ...