There's an effect called photophoretic propulsion. One of the NIAC awards of 2023 was granted to a team that hopes to use this effect to develop a propulsion system. This can allow flying in altitudes nothing else can fly and possibly even explore other worlds. 🦄 Support us on Patreon:https://patreon.com/universetoday👉 More about the NIAC grant:https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2023/Photophoretic_Propulsion_Enabling_Mesosphere_Exploration/https://bargatin.seas.upenn.edu/00:00 Intro01:19 Levitation in science05:47 Coming up with a design11:33 Testing the design15:34 Potential applications23:10 Challenges28:03 Other worlds33:18 Outro📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/BzG64g4UEHo📰 EMAIL NEWSLETTERRead by 60,000 people every Friday. It's FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/🤳 OTHER SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: https://twitter.com/fcainTwitter: https://twitter.com/universetodayFacebook: https://facebook.com/universetodayInstagram: https://instagram.com/universetoday📩 CONTACT FRASER[email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)