Modern harbors are crowded with steel hulls and humming engines, not tall masts and canvas. The global fleet has traded wind ...

This story was updated at 4:51 p.m. EDT. An electrically-charged solar sail with a possible"turbo" option may be ready for its first space trials in three yearsif scientists in Finland have their way.

Classification society DNV has approved a new rotor sail design developed by CMES-Tech, making it the first Chinese -designed ...

The electric solar wind sail is a propulsion system that uses the solar wind proton flow as a source of momentum for spacecraft thrust. The momentum of the solar wind is transferred to the spacecraft ...

STORY: Notice anything different about this carrier ship? It’s been fitted with two special sails called WindWings which study how harnessing wind power can cut emissions and energy usage in the ...

NASA is gearing up to launch an advanced solar sail spacecraft later this month. Using a new boom made of lightweight polymer composites, the Advanced Composite Solar Sail System is scheduled to lift ...

A new electric solar wind sail is almost ready for implementation. Electric sail propulsion might have a large impact on space research and space travel throughout the solar system. The electric solar ...

Built in Japan and kitted out with four giant 52-foot-6 inch sails similar to aircraft wings, the tanker's owners hope to cut fuel consumption by 10 to 20 percent as the sails will allow the ship's ...

Cruise editor Tom Stieghorst is in Bali for a Star Clippers cruise near the Indonesian island. His fourth dispatch follows. A good part of the appeal of Star Clippers Cruises is that its ships are at ...