Nasa has unfurled a solar sail in space for the first time, aiming to harness the propulsive power of sunlight for interstellar travel. The US space agency revealed that it had deployed the solar sail ...

NASA is working on something massive, and it will focus on a new spacecraft that would not need engines or burn fuel to get it going as it floats across space and gets to where it needs to go. It is ...

Sails have been in use to propel ships across lakes and oceans for thousands of years. They're simple tools that use the wind to move vessels through the water — and in some cases, across the land.

LEELANAU COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- Picture a boat that you never have to put gas in, no sails, no need for paddles and no one ever complains that the engine is too loud. While that may be hard to ...

In Norway, R&D is underway on what will likely be the world’s first cruise ship to run solely on renewable energy and batteries. Last year, the Norwegian cruise company Hurtigruten (Norwegian for “the ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Solar power has long been coveted as an energy source for vehicles ...

A giant solar sail recently unfurled by Nasa has been spotted “tumbling” through space. Astronomers captured the 80-square-metre object, which was unfurled last week, appearing to fluctuate in ...

Like a regular sail uses wind to navigate across an ocean, solar sails use the pressure exerted by sunlight to move through space. (Pictured: a conceptual illustration of a diffractive solar sail) ...

The ship has three retractable sails covered in solar panels. VARD Design A futuristic vessel that runs on batteries and has huge, retractable solar sails could become the world’s first zero-emission ...

Shortly after sunrise, the students of Barrio San Luis begin their school run. Around a dozen girls and boys, wearing backpacks and carrying notepads in hand, hop down the muddy river bank and into ...