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Researchers develop new design and fabrication method to make lightsails for interstellar travel
In a potential step toward sending small spacecraft to the stars, researchers have developed an ultra-thin, ultra-reflective ...
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This spacecraft swarm could spot interstellar visitors zipping through our solar system
"We're trying to encounter an astronomical object that streaks through our solar system just once and we don’t want to miss the opportunity." In 2017, scientists spotted our solar system's first ...
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Interstellar Objects
A new study reveals that more than 1 million interstellar objects, each larger than the Statue of Liberty, may be residing in the Oort Cloud. These objects, believed to have originated from the ...
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The farthest spacecraft from Earth are shutting off instruments in interstellar space
Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 are both exploring uncharted territory in interstellar space. Engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, sent a command for Voyager 1 to power ...
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NASA switches off Voyager instruments to extend life of the two interstellar spacecraft 'Every day could be our last.'
To save energy for further interstellar exploration, mission engineers at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) deactivated Voyager 1's cosmic ray subsystem experiment on Feb. 25. On March 24 ...