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Solar sail breakthrough could change how probes reach interstellar space
A solar sail is no longer just a graceful idea for propellant-free flight; it is becoming a materials and deployment problem that engineers are finally learning how to solve. That shift matters ...
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A risky maneuver could send a spacecraft to interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS. Here's the plan
By taking advantage of a maneuver that would see a spacecraft fire rocket engines while in the solar corona, that spacecraft’s velocity could receive a huge boost — enough to allow it to catch up with ...
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