Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
Dr Chris Smith
How do solar sails work?
3 minutes Posted Aug 21, 2011 at 4:00 pm.
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Given that photons are massless, how do solar sails get pushed along by light? We explore the reasoning in this Question of the Week! Plus, we ask why wet dogs always seem to smell so appalling. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists