Diffraction gratings could allow laser-sailing craft to hold the line. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Spacecraft could fly to ...

Researchers have developed a novel, lab-tested design for a laser-driven light sail that exhibits self-stabilization capabilities. This innovative design mitigates beam misalignment, a critical ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. How do you design a sail that can get a spacecraft to another solar system? NASA's Voyager 1 and ...

Both Claudio Rechhi and Avram Dorfman won their class at the 2007 Newport Regatta. That’s where most similarities end, however. Recchi, from Torino, Italy, bought his first Melges 32 last December. He ...