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Reaching Proxima Centauri Could Take Humans 17,000 Years
Original: It Could Take Over 17,000 Years for Humans to Travel to Proxima Centauri, Home to the Closest Known Exoplanet https:// l
Proxima Centauri, the nearest star to our Sun and home to the closest known exoplanet, is so distant that a journey there with current human technology would take more than 17,000 years. The figure highlights the enormous gap between discovering potentially habitable worlds and actually being able to reach them, prompting discussion about the practical limits of interstellar travel.
Why now: The striking timescale underscores how unreachable even our nearest stellar neighbour is, fuelling debate about space exploration limits.
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- It Could Take Over 17,000 Years for Humans to Travel to Proxima Centauri, Home to the Closest Known Exoplanet https:// lemy.lol/post/73294298 · cm0002@lemy.lol · 2
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