Achieving practical interstellar travel requires overcoming the immense challenge of reaching extraordinary velocities. To ...

A new proposal uses an electron beam fired from a stable platform near the Sun, which could push a 1,000 kg spacecraft for up to 100 AU (100 times the distance from the Sun to the Earth).

Delft, The Netherlands / Hsinchu, Taiwan -- Ocotober 13, 2008 -- MAPPER Lithography and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) signed an agreement, according to which MAPPER will ship its ...