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Laser sail propulsion is an idea that won't go away. By aiming powerful Earth-based lasers at tiny spacecraft with light sails, tiny spacecraft can be accelerated to near-relativistic speeds without ...

An Old World designer has discussed his dream game - a Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri sequel that "renews the mechanics with what we have learned since then".

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A team of researchers from Texas A&M University has demonstrated the use of laser beams to lift and steer tiny engineered ...

Since Star Trek was beamed into our television sets in 1966, warp drives and faster-than-light engines have been the pillar ...