Which sun shade sail is best? Any outdoor space equipped with a sun shade sail offers relief from the heat, mild protection from rain and an improved aesthetic. Many sails may prevent harmful UV rays ...

Materials exist today which can be used to make solar sails good enough to become solar sail sun satellites. Those solar sail satellites can be deployed to wait around the sun for interstellar objects ...

The Planetary Society's LightSail 2 has officially raised its orbit by just shy of two miles using its solar sail. It reached it's furthest point of Earth at 729 kilometers on Monday — an increase of ...

For the first time in human history, a spacecraft is orbiting Earth propelled by solar sails. The craft is harnessing the light of the sun, reminiscent of how ye olde tall ships captured the wind. And ...