Illustration of a solar sail above the Earth. Researchers have proposed using a lightweight sail propelled by laser light to go to another star system. A sailboat moves forward when the wind blows up ...

Alright, brace yourselves, landlubbers and comic aficionados alike. You'd better believe your salty eyes; we're charting a course straight into the heart of maritime magic with My Little Pony: Set ...

After a successful day of one‑design racing, I’m often asked: “What base numbers do you use?” and “What were your rig settings today?” These are common and valid inquiries, and like tuning guides, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. How do you design a sail that can get a spacecraft to another solar system? NASA's Voyager 1 and ...

The LightSail 2 consists of a small cubesat about the size of a loaf of bread that will catch a ride inside the PROX-1, a small satellite designed by students at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions is a challenge each transportation sector is working to solve in various ways, and the marine shipping industry is no exception. Greenhouse gas emissions released by ...

Despite the fact that you’ll never lose sight of land, there is a surprisingly robust sailing community in the Centennial State. Don’t learn to sail like I did. My path into the pastime was impulsive.

A fun activity at the Discovery Lab is teaching kids about wind energy, motion, friction, and how different forces interact. It can be found in the Workshop as part of the Launch It! theme. On the ...

Chris Drumm is a lifelong gamer with a BA in English writing and years of experience writing articles and news online. He's played hundreds of games in dozens of genres, enjoyed them all, and put more ...

At the end of each April, the Annapolis Spring Sailboat Show is a weekend outing spent ogling boats along City Dock that cost nearly as much as a house, if not more, and dreaming about sailing around ...