Tiny probes could sail to outer planets with the help of low-power lasers (IMAGE)

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Tiny probes could sail to outer planets with the help of low-power lasers

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In this illustration, a low-power laser (red cone) on Earth could be used to shift the orbit (red lines) of a small probe (grey circle), or propel it at rapid speeds to Neptune and beyond.

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Credit: Adapted from Nano Letters 2022, DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04188

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