Nemeski@lemm.ee to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 1 month agoThe IAC confirms the existence of a Super-earth in the habitable zone of a Sun-like Starwww.iac.esexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up169arrow-down12
arrow-up167arrow-down1external-linkThe IAC confirms the existence of a Super-earth in the habitable zone of a Sun-like Starwww.iac.esNemeski@lemm.ee to Astronomy@mander.xyz · 1 month agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squareLordTrychon@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoBreakthrough Starshot project is working towards accelerating a probe close to 20% of C. That’s a significant fraction of C in these terms. Even if we could get to .25 C, that would be 80 years for the probe to get there, and then 20 more for the data to come back. But yes, that is still VERY close.
Breakthrough Starshot project is working towards accelerating a probe close to 20% of C. That’s a significant fraction of C in these terms.
Even if we could get to .25 C, that would be 80 years for the probe to get there, and then 20 more for the data to come back.
But yes, that is still VERY close.