Breakthrough Starshot is attempting to launch a laser-propelled probe to Proxima b, potentially within our lifetimes. But the engineering challenges are staggering, from creating lasers a million ...

A powerful burst of laser light from a massive array on Earth strikes a reflective sail bearing a postage-stamp-sized Starchip, sending it on a fast trip to Alpha Centauri, the nearest star system ...

Explore the thrill of humanity observing distant stars and exoplanets, featuring breakthroughs like Breakthrough Starshot and ...

MOSCOW, 13 April (BelTA - TASS) - World-famous theoretical physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking and Russian businessman Yuri Milner on Tuesday announced the launch of $100 million space ...