Why Reaching Alpha Centauri May Already Be Impossible
Four light years away, three stars are pulling on each other in a slow cosmic dance. One of them might hold a planet with oceans. It is the closest star system to Earth, and you will almost certainly never see anyone reach it.
We are going to travel through frozen astronauts who never wake up, dust grains that hit like bullets, and a laser array more powerful than every reactor on the planet combined. If this kind of cosmic mystery grips you, hit subscribe so you do not miss what comes after.
The numbers are about to get very uncomfortable. Hold tight, because the truth about Alpha Centauri is harder than science fiction ever admitted.
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NASA Voyager Mission Status https://voyager.jpl.nasa.gov/
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