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Solar sailsSmithsonian Magazine
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NASA 's solar sail system can be seen in the night sky from many locations across the world.
The Advanced Composite Solar Sail System (ACS3) has deployed its booms and sails into low Earth orbit.
Solar sails work something like regular sails, but instead of relying on wind, they use the push of sunlight.
A Canadian satellite tracker spotted the ACS3 while it appeared to move past Vega .
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