Humanity May Soon Have the Technology To Reach Other Star Systems

Tiny spacecraft riding beams of light could put humanity within reach of another star system in a single lifetime. The recent confirmation of an atmosphere around a rocky exoplanet called LHS 1140b has created a wave of interest within the astronomy community. The planet orbits within the habitable zone around its parent star—a red dwarf [...]

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