News: Japan's “Solar Yacht” Is Ready to Ride Sunbeams Through Space

Discover Magazine has an article mentioning: "... plans to control the path of Ikaros by changing the angle at which sunlight particles bounce off the silver-coloured sail [ AFP Actually, the solar sail is a dual-purpose system, taking advantage of both the pressure and the energy of sunlight. The sail, which is less than the thickness of a human hair ..."

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