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The way we might get to the stars
Space scientists have deployed a sail which can be directed and is powered by sunlight. New Scientist magazine's Leah Crane explains it all to Caroline Wyatt.
(Picture: Artist's concept of LightSail 2 above Earth.
Credit: AFP/Getty)
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