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Lightsails, and the audacious plan to reach the stars

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In recent decades, technological advances have opened up the possibility of light-powered space travel at a significant fraction of light speed. This involves a ground-based light beamer pushing ultra-light nanocrafts – miniature space probes attached to lightsails – to speeds of up to 100 million miles an hour (160 million kph). Such a system would … Read more

Artemis Accords reach 50 signatories with Panama and Austria

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WASHINGTON — Panama and Austria signed the Artemis Accords Dec. 11 as the document, outlining principles for responsible space exploration, hit a milestone of 50 signatories. In separate ceremonies at NASA Headquarters, Panama’s and Austria’s ambassadors to the United States signed the Accords. The document, which the United States and seven other nations initially signed … Read more