Laser could shoot probes to a nearby star

• Autores: Timothy Revell
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3095, 2016, pág. 7
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Earlier this year, billionaire Yuri Milner announced Breakthrough Starshot, an ambitious plan to send tiny probes through space at a fifth of the speed of light. To achieve the speeds required for interstellar travel, the spacecraft could use high-powered lasers shot from Earth. The principle is the same with the LightSail craft showed last year, but the sail's design will look completely different