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Light-Propelled ‘Metajets’ To Alpha Centauri
April 30, 2026
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Since Star Trek was beamed into our television sets in 1966, warp drives and faster-than-light engines have been the pillar of science fiction. In General Relativity, Einstein concluded that it is impossible to go faster than the speed of light. How about going 20 of the speed of light? Gizmodo: A team of researchers from Texas AM University has demonstrated the use of laser beams to lift and steer tiny engineered devices without physical contact.
The findings from the recent experiment are published in Newton and have the potential to apply light propulsion as a scalable method that could one day power a mission to Alpha Centauri.read more
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