NASA Selects Bold Proposal to “Swarm” Proxima Centauri with Tiny Probes
March 1, 20267m 1s
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Show Notes
NASA has selected a bold new concept to send thousands of tiny probes in a swarm toward Proxima Centauri. The gram-scale spacecraft would use powerful lasers and light sails to travel at a fraction of the speed of light, aiming to explore the nearest star system and send data back to Earth.
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