Tiny spaceships could be accelerated by lasers so that they reach the nearest star in 20 years. That's the theory. Now it's ...

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

Newport High School twin seniors Aaron and Taylor Fellows, who lead their Division III basketball teams in scoring, are ...

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

Astronomers measure a star’s brightness using the apparent magnitude system, where lower values indicate brighter stars.

Prosecutors say Joshua Pena was drunk, speeding and driving with a suspended license when he crashed into a guardrail and a ...

Traveling from one star to another is currently impossible to achieve within a human lifetime. But some projects are designing ways to propel payloads to the nearest star system (Alpha Centauri) using ...

A team of scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the lab.

Sirius, Canopus, Alpha Centauri, Arcturus, Vega, Capella, and Rigel are the seven brightest visible stars. Their varying magnitudes and distances from Earth offer insights into astronomical ...

But some projects are designing ways to propel payloads to the nearest star system (Alpha Centauri) using beams of electrons. A new proposal uses an electron beam fired from a stable platform near ...