Diffraction gratings could allow laser-sailing craft to hold the line. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Spacecraft could fly to ...

Adapting the concept of interstellar laser sailing for Earth orbital maneuvering and solar system exploration, researchers propose that the fundamental advantages of laser propulsion are manifested at ...

The St. Margaret Sailing Club has been named host of next year’s world laser sailing championships, marking the first time the event has been held in Canada in 28 years. The event is one of the ...

At 24 years old, Anne-Marie Rindom has burst onto the Laser Radial scene with the focus and easy-going attitude of a years-more seasoned sailor. Now ranked second in the Laser Radial by World Sailing, ...

There was no racing on day three of the 2021 International Laser Class Association 7 World Championships due to a lack of wind. German sailor Philipp Buhl will seek to defend his title at the ...

ENOSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - Denmark's Anne-Marie Rindom was crowned champion in the women's Laser Radial sailing class on Sunday, after her team helped her bounce back from a horrible misunderstanding ...

The stability of a light sail riding on a laser beam is analyzed both analytically and numerically. Conical sails on Gaussian beams, which have been studied in the past, are shown to be unstable in ...

There are many wonderful places we’d like to visit in the universe, and probably untold numbers more that we haven’t even seen or heard of yet. Unfortunately…they’re all so darn far away. A ...

Talia Hamlin has specific goals this week as she competes in her first ILCA (International Laser Class Association) North American Championship. She wants good starts, to sail through the waves with ...