Astronomers Found a Way to Reach Alpha Centauri 1,000 Times Faster

Humanity may be much closer to interstellar travel than anyone expected. Scientists are developing a new kind of spacecraft powered not by fuel… but by light itself. Tiny probes. Giant lasers. Speeds approaching a fraction of light speed. And a mission that could potentially reach another star system within a single human lifetime.

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