A team of scientists has made the first experimental measurements of laser-induced motions of miniature lightsails in the lab.

To begin their research, the team built a small, tethered lightsail within a larger membrane. They then shined a visible ...

The idea of traveling through interstellar space using spacecraft propelled by ultrathin sails may sound like the stuff of sci-fi novels. But in fact, a program started in 2016 by Stephen Hawking and ...

After decades of study, scientists sound genuinely optimistic about the possibility of detecting primordial black holes, which might explain dark matter.

The National Critical Mineral Mission will look to intensify exploration of critical minerals within India and in its offshore regions, and build a resilient value chain, with an outlay of Rs 34,300 ...

While parallel universes are a staple of science fiction, there are some real scientific theories to support them. But if ...

Vladimir Solovyov, a voice of Russian state media, makes a startling prediction about nuclear weapons that could alter the ...

Sky gazers in several U.S. states could get a colorful glimpse of the northern lights as we enter the weekend, thanks to a recent geomagnetic storm.