Stephen Hawking working on spacecraft that could reach ‘Second Earth’ in 20 years by Ian Johnston
The tiny probe could send back images of a planet in the habitable zone of Alpha Centauri, the nearest star to our solar system, about 25 years after taking off
The renowned physicist Stephen Hawking is working on a spacecraft that can travel at a fifth of the speed of light – meaning it could reach the nearest star and send back images of a suspected ‘Second Earth’ within 25 years – in a bid to save humanity.
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Awesome! I would like to be in the ship when it leaves
That could be amazing pictures. The most fascinating field of science
I hope we have a stable system of law. Much better than what we have now. Before we travel to other planets.