HORIZON 2020 - Crossing the solar system on a 400 square km solar sail

A solar sail almost four times the size of the city of Paris could be one of the fastest ways across the solar system, as long as it is made out of microscopic charged wires. EU-funded ESAIL project is exploring an avenue that could skirt this obstacle. The project is pioneering a sail design that intercepts charged particles in the solar wind.

Crossing the solar system on a 400 square km solar sail

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