NanoSail D2, the Planetary Society's LightSail 2 and the recent ACS3 mission demonstrated that such a deployment and utilization of a solar sail in space is possible. In addition to propulsion ...

A spacecraft traveling at one-tenth of the speed of light could shave the trip down to a quick 40 years. Future engineers could use nuclear power to achieve that, says Scott Bailey, an engineer at ...

Andrew Lakoff studies how experts—in areas from public health to the environment to security—generate knowledge about and ...

"We would see, in this case, the majority of active science missions and in-development science missions completely wiped out," Casey Dreier, Chief of Space Policy at The Planetary Society ...

A new lightsail design with nanoscale thickness could help lay the path for interstellar travel at speeds around one-fifth the speed of light. Developed by engineers at Brown University and TU Delft, ...

“This is an extinction-level event for NASA science,” said Casey Dreier, space policy chief for the Planetary Society, a nonprofit space advocacy organization, according to The Washington Pos ...

Ever since Sunday, April 12, Mercury, Venus, and Saturn have been in a visible planetary alignment—aka when multiple planets line up together on one side of the sun at once. Now, from a purely ...

A glowing green comet discovered last month likely did not survive its recent trip past the sun, leaving it impossible to see with the naked eye. Comet C/2025 F2, also known as Comet SWAN, was ...

For more than 10 years Tyler has used his experience in smart home tech to craft how-to guides, explainers, and recommendations for technology of all kinds. From using his home in beautiful Bend ...