Sentences with phrase «with light sails»

Basically, the authors of the study — Avi Loeb and Manasvi Lingam — state that the millisecondlong FRBs may be the result of a sufficiently advanced alien civilization trying to power spacecraft equipped with light sails (something that scientists have also thought about doing).

Humans are currently experimenting with light sail technology that uses light from the sun.

Not exact matches

«The thing would look like the chip from your cell phone with this very thin gauzy light sail,» said Pete Worden, the former director of NASA's Ames Research Center, who is leading the project.

With the prophetic utterance ringing in their ears, «There shall yet be more light,» the Pilgrims sailed for England, where, after abandoning the unseaworthy Speedwell, 101 of them crowded aboard the Mayflower and sailed for America.

The European Champion added a second RS: X World Championship silver to her medal collection at the conclusion of an intense and physical light wind regatta, with Shaw sailing a strong final race to finish second in the medal finale and claim the second step of the women's podium.

A beam - driven sailship should be concave — resembling an umbrella — to keep it aligned with the beam, so that when light waves hit the sail, they naturally tend to center it on the beam.

For example, if it takes 20 years to travel 10 light - years to the next star system with a laser - sail system, and then another 10 years to settle it and build new lasers and seed probes there, the settled region will be a sphere growing in all directions at a third of the speed of light on average.

Photons with too little energy «will just sail right on through» the light - catching layer and never get absorbed, says Daniel Friedman, a photovoltaic researcher at the National Renewable Energy Lab.

Due to the faintness of the red dwarf, its radiation pressure is insufficient to stop a sail craft flying at 20 % of the speed of light before it collides with its surface.

When a photon collides with an object such as a light sail, it transfers some of that momentum to the object.

Our analysis shows that beams used for powering large light sails could yield parameters that are consistent with FRBs,» the researchers wrote in the study.

Whether it's sailing the high seas, getting lost in the world of Metal Gear, rubbing shoulders with Wookies, or fiddling with motes of light, there's some great cooperative and competitive multiplayer on the very near horizon.

* «Don't shoot, I've got your shoe» — Atomic Blonde... * Brawl in Cell Block 99: Bradley (Vince Vaughn) pulling headlight cable out of wife's car... * Mother's body sailing over moonroof, Mom and Dad... * Wrists bound with Christmas lights, Super Dark Times... * Thelma: hair hanging hydralike on outside of windowglass... * «I won't let you leave until you've tried my tart» — Martin's mother (Alicia Silverstone), The Killing of a Sacred Deer... * Captain Phasma eye through shattered mask; Gwendoline Christie, Star Wars: The Last Jedi...

These materials later become a cardboard ship with a pulley system of sails, including simple circuits and LED lights.

Chevy added black bowtie emblems, 17 - inch five - spoke black accessory wheels, black sport bar with off - road LED lighting and ZR2 logos on the sport - bar sail panels.

It also features a black sport bar with off - road LED lighting and ZR2 logos on the sport - bar sail panels.

The ZR2 Midnight also features a black sport bar with off - road LED lighting and ZR2 logos on the sport - bar sail panels.

OPTION PACKAGES HIGH DESERT PACKAGE includes Sport Bar with Sail Panel, Lighted Side Box Storage, Hard Tonneau Cover, (VXE) Delete: Pickup box rail caps and (E6N) Delete: Pickup tailgate upper molding Includes (RD2) 20 x 9 chrome wheels, (AN3) front full - feature leather - appointed bucket seats, (KQV) heated and vented seats, (K4C) Wireless Charging, (BVQ) chrome assist steps and (RIA) All - weather floor liner, LPO.

The sailing ship is also equipped with powerful diesel engines to cruise down the spectacular wilderness coast of southwest Lombok, no matter how light winds might be.

Whether it's your ambition to witness the spectacular Northern Lights on a cruise into the Arctic Circle, cruise in a magnificent five - masted and fully rigged tall - ship as it navigates Italy's stunning and romantic western coast, or experience the thrill of sailing past Alaskan icebergs and exploring the legendary Canadian Rocky Mountains, these and many other cherished memories await you once you step aboard ship and set sail for the unique rail - cruise holiday of a lifetime with Great Rail Journeys.

Similar to Wind Star, both sailing yachts will have updated decor in the public areas, complete with new furnishings, upholstery, art, lighting, wall coverings, carpeting, ceiling finishes, window treatments, and floor coverings.

With a great location on San Diego's sparkling Mission Bay, just minutes away from the heart of downtown San Diego and adjacent to the famous SeaWorld ® Adventure Park, guests are treated to an oasis of comforts including five swimming pools including one just for children, an adults - only pool and a beautiful lagoon pool with a sandy beach area; lighted tennis courts; an 18 - hole putting golf course; critically - acclaimed restaurants; a private, full - service marina where fun - filled activities like sailing, jet skiing and kayaking are there to try; a pampering menu of treatments at the upscale Balinese spa and romantic wedding serviWith a great location on San Diego's sparkling Mission Bay, just minutes away from the heart of downtown San Diego and adjacent to the famous SeaWorld ® Adventure Park, guests are treated to an oasis of comforts including five swimming pools including one just for children, an adults - only pool and a beautiful lagoon pool with a sandy beach area; lighted tennis courts; an 18 - hole putting golf course; critically - acclaimed restaurants; a private, full - service marina where fun - filled activities like sailing, jet skiing and kayaking are there to try; a pampering menu of treatments at the upscale Balinese spa and romantic wedding serviwith a sandy beach area; lighted tennis courts; an 18 - hole putting golf course; critically - acclaimed restaurants; a private, full - service marina where fun - filled activities like sailing, jet skiing and kayaking are there to try; a pampering menu of treatments at the upscale Balinese spa and romantic wedding services.

Sailing on Viking's third 930 - guest ocean ship, Viking Sky, guests will experience Norway's pristine beauty and dramatic snow - dusted wilderness, with a chance each day to stargaze and scan the dark skies for the northern lights.

With lights twinkling in the twilight, you'll set sail towards Nusa Dua, heading to an evening of fine dining and entertainment.

The all - inclusive plan at the Barceló Maya Beach & Caribe Resort includes room accommodations as selected; unlimited meals and snacks at all buffet restaurants and lunch and snack bars (see below for à la carte restaurant dining policy); unlimited beverages including domestic alcoholic drinks; stocked mini-bar with soft drinks, beer and bottled water; non-motorized water sports including windsurfing and sailing with basic instruction, paddleboats, snorkeling and kayaks; entry to the discotheque (domestic drinks included); use of lit tennis courts for day and night time play ($); a professional soccer field and paddle courts (lit)($); fully equipped fitness center, sauna, Jacuzzi, steam bath; resort activities and entertainment; «Barcy Club» supervised kids club for ages 4 - 12; use of facilities (excluding restaurants) at the adjacent Barceló Maya Grand Resorts; and an introductory scuba lesson in pool.

All of the cabins sit below the waterline for optimum sailing comfort, flooded with light from the sky lights.

fitness center and exercise classes with instruction; water sports including windsurfing, sunfish and Hobie Cat sailing, waterskiing, kayaking, snorkeling and scuba diving with resort certification course, equipment and instruction; resort activities including 2 lighted tennis courts and lessons, indoor game room; bicycles; greens fees and transfers to nearby golf course (caddies are mandatory and are extra); computer / internet / wireless access; resort entertainment including live shows and piano bar and outdoor disco (twice weekly).

Speak with King of Red Lions and sail into the bright light to return back to the surface.

Whether it's sailing the high seas, getting lost in the world of Metal Gear, rubbing shoulders with Wookies, or fiddling with motes of light, there's some great cooperative and competitive multiplayer on the very near horizon.

While a more recent piece, «Three Sails» (2009 - 2010), can come off as schematic, the latest work in the show, «Bill's Pickering» (2012), is entirely organic and almost totally abstract, with a bright orange field that bores into your retinas as swipes of yellow - green and maroon swim through the light and heat.

The showcase culminates, of course, with the exhibition's raison d'être: a small - scale version of the 150,000 - square - foot Fondation Louis Vuitton, its miniature plastic sails ethereally lit beneath exhibition lights.

The impressive Sailboat in the Summer's Heat is an almost entirely white painting, with slight shifts in warmth and tint that indicate whether the sun's glaring light is striking the white sail and prow, or the water below.

The boxes are lit from the inside, so one can see in each skirt's carved outline a forest of trees denuded by winter, concocted from branches wrapped in copper wire; or a similar woodland at night, pocked with stars and suffused with indigo light; or a sailboat with white sails spilling out.

Spanning the period between 1828 to 1945, the exhibition opens with the earliest form of American maritime painting — the grand academic - style portraits of graceful sailing ships — and includes waterscapes from the sea to the lakes and rivers of the American heartland, light - flooded impressionist visions of quaint New England seaside towns, and modernist renderings of industrial waterfronts and everyday life on the water

The Victorinox Sorbonne green laptop pack is brimming with eco-friendly items including: a Herman Miller gift certificate for the new energy - efficient «Leaf Light» designed by Yves Behar; a beck (y) belt buckle made from recycled skateboard decks; an organic t - shirt from Edun; a Jorg & Orlif bike gift card; Jurlique skin care products; a Nautigear toiletry bag made out of recyclable sail cloths; a Netflix membership; a copy of the documentary Waste = Food (which will be featured on Sundance Channel's block of environmental programming The Green); and a gift certificate for a 2 night stay at the W Hotel (the hotel will plant 100 trees for each certificate redeemed).

The first storm you sail through is a sky full of fury, with lighting cracking on the deck, bursting holes into your hull and filling your hold with briny deep.

All of Sydney's most beautiful buildings were lit up with colorful light displays, most notably the sails of the Opera House were alive with color.