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A New Interstellar Propulsion Method: T.A.R.S.

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TARS: The Solar Sling That Could Launch Interstellar Probes

David Kipping's TARS stores solar energy as spin, then flings a microchip probe beyond the solar system. No lasers, no fuel, just sunlight.

July 28, 2025

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Bose-Einstein Condensate: Physicists Create New State of Matter From Molecules

Columbia physicists created the first Bose-Einstein condensate from molecules – a quantum state where particles merge into one entity at five nanokelvin.

June 8, 2024

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