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Space & Cosmos
Relativistic electron beam could propel spacecraft to Alpha Centauri, study suggests
Diagram of the electron beam statite used in the study. Credit: arXiv (2024). DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2407.09414 Getting a spaceship to another star is a tremendous challenge. But that doesn’t stop people from working on it. The most prominent groups currently doing so are Breakthrough Starshot and Tau Zero Foundation, both of which focus on very specific types of propulsion beam power.…
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Space & Cosmos
New video shows tiny spacecraft ‘swarming’ Proxima Centauri
A screenshot from an animation showing the Proxima Centauri cluster approaching Proxima b. Credit: i4is/Interstellar Initiatives Earlier this year, NASA selected a very interesting proposal for Phase I development as part of the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) program. Known as Swarming Proxima Centauri, it is a collaboration between Space Initiative and the Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is), led by…
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