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Texas A&M Engineering: Light-powered Propulsion Expands Space Exploration Possibilities
April 22, 2026
COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 22 (TNSjou) -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news:

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Light-powered propulsion expands space exploration possibilities

Micron-scale "metajets" reveal a scalable approach to optical propulsion, using metasurfaces to control motion with light in multiple directions.

By Maddi Busby, College of Engineering

Reaching the nearest star system, Alpha Cent . . .

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