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submitted 10 months ago by kalkulat@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 81 points 10 months ago (26 children)

Though photons don't have mass, they can force momentum when they hit an object — that's what a solar sail takes advantage of.

Sounds like a bug.

[–] Vector@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago

Must be a problem with floating point precision.

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