What Are Solar Sails And How Can They Help? | Bright Now

[@noelmulholland9728]

What about tiny meteorites

[@markedis5902]

So are you suggesting that photons have mass?

[@derrickboateng2883]

Yup...they do

[@xBINARYGODx]

no, thats not how it works - they are massless, but they do have momentum that can be used - you just need a very large sale vs the mass you are trying to move

[@xBINARYGODx]

@@derrickboateng2883 no... they don't

[@merickful]

​​@@xBINARYGODx a single proton has a mass of approximately 1.67 x 10^-27 kilograms. Known as an Atomic Mass Unit.

[@Neurologyandgenetics]

@@merickful you know they’re talking about photons rather than protons right?

[@SolidRain]

We know that interstellar travel is impossible because any type of object will be destroyed by space particles ripping through objects. So how is a solar sail suppose to survive particle bombardment that would rip it to shreads?

[@hermanmunster8655]

You're too childish. What's your target audience?