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By drawing energy from sun beam, this solar-powered sail is aiming to explore space and travel between planets without any fuel.

The Cosmos 1 spacecraft, seen here in an artist's rendition, will use an exotic fuel to travel through space: sunbeams. Photons from the sun are captured by a large pinwheel structure known as a solar sail.

Credit: Tech Republic

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