Want the Fastest Solar Sail? Drop it Into the Sun First

Want the Fastest Solar Sail? Drop it Into the Sun First
By Matt Williams

A new study from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy shows how a "Sun Diver," a light sail that dives closer to the Sun, could make these promising spacecraft much faster!

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October 11, 2020 at 04:05AM
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