ASTRONAUGHTY

Solar sails can propel spacecraft using sunlight. Literally riding sunshine like a cosmic windsurfer.

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Photons carry momentum; a large reflective sail can get a small but continuous push. The acceleration can be tiny (often fractions of a mm/s²), but it adds up over weeks and months.

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